After going toe-to-toe for almost three hours on Court Suzanne Lenglen, 21-year-old Osaka prevailed 4-6 7-5 6-3 after losing the opening four games of the second-round clash. In arguably the best women's match of the tournament so far, Osaka slammed 52 winners to the Belarussian's 35 to stay on course for a third successive Grand Slam title. "Every point was kind of, like, pedal to the metal," Osaka said after racking up a 16th successive win in Grand Slam matches. I know she went to the semis here before, so obviously she has a lot more experience here. Osaka lost the first set 6-0 against Anna Karolina Schmiedlova on Tuesday before recovering to win.

Source: The Star May 30, 2019 15:33 UTC