Home favourite Ashleigh Barty marches on at Australian Open

Ashleigh Barty, Naomi Osaka and Rafael Nadal all won comfortably at the Australian Open on Wednesday. Osaka and Barty could meet each other in the fourth round and both have been untroubled so far, with Barty dropping only three games in two matches, while Nadal saw off a spirited challenge from German qualifier Yannick Hanfmann. On a very good day […]

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Osaka getting into gear with dominant victory

Naomi Osaka took time away from playing last year. She is playing like she is making up for lost time. She doesn’t think of it like that. But the way she set about dismantling her second-round opponent, American Madison Brengle, in the opening set was clinical. Naomi Osaka belts a forehand during her win over Madison Brengle.Credit:Getty Images The winner […]

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