Thursday in the 2nd round of the Australian Open in Melbourne, the Haitian-Japanese Naomi Osaka (21, seeded 4th in the world), big favorite of the tournaments, won her second victory in a row at "Margaret Court Arena" in a solid performance, in 1h04 and 2 sets [6-2, 6-4] against the 21-year-old Solvene Tamara Zidanšek (78th) qualifying for the 3rd round (16th round).

For her next match, Naomie will face Saturday, January 19 for the first time in her career, the Taiwanese Hsieh Su-wei (33, 27th in the world), the first Taiwanese player to win a Grand Slam title.

See also :

https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-26671-icihaiti-tennis-naomi-osaka-successfully-enters-the-australian-open.html

https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-26645-icihaiti-tennis-naomi-osaka-on-the-cover-of-time-magazine.html

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