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    Western & Southern Open: Naomi Osaka stunned by Zhang Shuai
    Zhang Shuai defeated Naomi Osaka (photo credit: Twitter/@CincyTennis)

    Western & Southern Open: Naomi Osaka stunned by Zhang Shuai

    By Rajdeep Saha
    Aug 16, 2022
    10:05 pm

    What's the story

    Naomi Osaka has been ousted in the first round of the Western & Southern Open (Cincinnati Masters) WTA 1000 event.

    She suffered a defeat against Zhang Shuai. Osaka lost the contest 4-6, 5-7 in straight sets.

    Osaka's poor run of form continued this season.

    Meanwhile, Amanda Anisimova clinched a superb win over Daria Kasatkina to advance to the round of 32.

    Osaka

    Osaka's poor run of form continues

    With this defeat, Osaka has a 13-8 win-loss record in 2022. The current world number 39 is yet to win a tournament this season.

    Recently, Osaka retired midway in her first round match at the 2022 Canadian Open.

    She had suffered a defeat in the round of 16 at the Silicon Valley Classic against Coco Gauff.

    At Roland Garros, she suffered another early exit.

    Do you know?

    3-3 win-loss record in the H2H meetings

    This was the sixth meeting between Osaka and Shuai in WTA events. Shuai has improved her win-loss record to 3-3. Prior to this, they met in the quarters at 2018 Beijing, with Osaka winning the match 3-6, 6-4, 7-5.

    Information

    Key stats of the match

    Osaka served 10 aces, compared to Shuai's four. She made two double faults as Shuai committed one. Shuai had a 74% win on the first serve compared to Osaka's 612%. Shuai converted three of her four break points.

    Anisimova

    Anisimova knocks out number 9 seed Kasatkina

    Anisimova knocked out number 9 seed Kasatkina 6-4, 6-4 in their 1-hour and 19-minute first-round match.

    She went on to fire 33 winners to just five from her opponent. Anisimova converted six of her seven break points.

    She has now gone 3-0 ahead in the H2H meetings against Kasatkina.

    Anisimova has raced to a 33-10 win-loss record in 2022.

    Round of 64

    A look at the other key results

    Caroline Garcia beat Petra Martic 6-3, 6-3 to advance to the second round.

    Victoria Azarenka battled past Kaia Kanepi in a 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 contest.

    Petra Kvitova came from behind to beat Jil Teichmann 6-7, 7-6, 6-3.

    Sloane Stephens overcame Alize Cornet 6-1, 6-0.

    Aliaksandra Sasnovich was stunned by Caty McNally 3-6, 6-3, 7-6.

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