(Reuters) - Japan's Naomi Osaka made a winning start to her first Wimbledon campaign, beating Spain's Sara Sorribes Tormo 6-3 7-6(3) in the opening round at the All England Club on Monday. Osaka missed the SW19 event last year due to injury but is confident she can excel on grass despite recording 40 unforced errors against Tormo. "I think we can say that I play well on grass," Osaka told reporters after the match. I felt like crying when I wasted a match point (up 6-5 in the second set) but I pulled myself together and focussed once again." Osaka will continue her Wimbledon campaign against Czech 22nd seed Barbora Strycova in the second round on Wednesday.

Source: The Star July 04, 2017 06:00 UTC