Source :- PERTH NOW NEWS
Naomi Osaka first put on the familiar fashion show, then served up another grass-court tennis super show to match as she overpowered Australia’s last female hope Daria Kasatkina at Wimbledon.
The Japanese superstar entered No.1 Court in her latest showstopping outfit, having dispensed with the kimono and obi and opting instead for flowing full-length, blossom-patterned coat.
You have to be pretty good to get away with swanning in like that, and Osaka really did then offer an impression of her supreme Grand Slam-winning best as she stormed into the fourth round of Wimbledon for the first time in with a rampant 6-1 6-3 triumph.
Kasatkina, who played by no means poorly, simply couldn’t cope with the barrage of 25 winners that flowed from the former world No.1’s racquet in a 65-minute demolition job.
Her exit meant that Alex de Minaur is in the familiar position of being the last Australian left in the singles draws. He plays American Zachary Svajda in the third round on Saturday.
“I’m really happy – I’ve never actually won on this court. I’m just really glad to have made a really good memory here,” said 28-year-old four-time major winner Osaka, who appears to be playing her best tennis since returning from her maternity break two-and-a-half years ago.
“I definitely felt rally good today,” she added, while finiding time to praise Kasatkina’s valiant effort to fight back in the second set when she got to 3-3 before 14th seed Osaka lifted her game another notch.
