Naomi Osaka Advances<br />in US Open With, First-Round<br />Win Over, Marie Bouzková .<br />On Monday night, Naomi Osaka successfully defeated<br />Marie Bouzková in the first round of the U.S. Open. .<br />She is currently ranked No. 3 in the world,<br />and Bouzková is ranked No. 87.<br />She is currently ranked No. 3 in the world,<br />and Bouzková is ranked No. 87.<br />Osaka won the match 6-4, 6-1.<br />Bouzková kept up with Osaka well until the<br />ninth game of the first set, when the momentum<br />shifted strongly in favor of Osaka. .<br />With the score tied<br />4-4, Osaka overcame<br />Bouzková with two aces<br />and a service winner. .<br />With the score tied<br />4-4, Osaka overcame<br />Bouzková with two aces<br />and a service winner. .<br />She went on to close out the set minutes<br />later and then the match thereafter. .<br />It feels kind of crazy to play in front of everyone again. I feel really comfortable here. I'm just glad I won, Naomi Osaka, via statement.<br />The 23-year-old tennis star will now play against Serbian<br />qualifier Olga Danilović in a second-round matchup. .<br />If Osaka goes all the way and wins<br />the U.S. Open, she would be the first back-to-back<br />champion since Serena Williams. .<br />If Osaka goes all the way and wins<br />the U.S. Open, she would be the first back-to-back<br />champion since Serena Williams. .<br />Williams, who is out this year due to a torn hamstring,<br />won her third consecutive U.S. Open title in 2014. .<br />Osaka began her 2021 season strong by taking<br />the champion title at the Australian Open. .<br />She went on to withdraw from<br />Wimbledon in June and the<br />French Open in July to focus on<br />her own mental health issues. .<br />The four-time Grand Slam<br />winner did compete at the<br />Tokyo Olympics, but lost<br />in the third round.
