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iciHaiti - Tennis : The Japanese of Haitian origin Naomi Osaka wins the tournament Indian Wells 2018
19/03/2018 08:22:10

iciHaiti - Tennis : The Japanese of Haitian origin Naomi Osaka wins the tournament Indian Wells 2018

On Sunday, 20-year-old Haitian-Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka, famous for her two-handed setback, won the Indian Wells 2018 tournament, women's edition against Russia's Daria Kasatkina (6-3, 6-2). After losing both their first service set, Naomi when she had to save a break point, went to get the servcie of her opponent to take advantage (5-3) and then win the first set. The following has been one-way Naomi has made havoc (23 winners shoots against 10), winning in 1h10 the first title of his young career on the circuit of the "Women's Tennis Association" (WTA).

To 20 years and 5 months, she becomes the youngest player to win this tournament since Ana Ivanovic in 2008. With this victory Naomi Osaka went from 44th place in the world to 22nd.

Recall that Naomi, born to a Haitian father and a Japanese mother who resides and trains in Florida, came to visit Haiti October 30, 2017 https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-22548-icihaiti-flash-a-haitian-japanese-world-star-of-tennis-visiting-haiti.html

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