Naomi Osaka won one of the most anticipated matches of the Australian Open 2025 2nd round, beating Karolina Muchova in a comeback with the score of 1-6 6-1 6-3.
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The Japanese, after beating her rival, revealed how this was a small revenge for the defeat suffered at the US Open, when the Japanese wore her best outfit ever.
"This win means a lot. She crushed me at the US Open when I had my best outfit ever. This was my little revenge! It took everything to win. I felt like I left everything I had on the court. It was so much fun playing in front of you guys.
Last year was really tough for me. I felt like I could have done better. Being back on these courts and playing in front of you guys makes my year full. I'm happy to be able to play another round. I don't know what day it is today, but the day after tomorrow," said the Japanese.
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In the other matches, Mirra Andreeva qualified for the third round suffering but beating Uchijima 6-4 3-6 7-6. The main surprise was the elimination of the tournament's number 5 seed Qinwen Zheng, last year's finalist. 7-6 6-3 the score in favor of Laura Siegemund. The German tennis player eliminated one of the main favorites of the tournament.
Without too many problems, the world number 1 Aryna Sabalenka who beat Bouzas Maneiro 6-3 7-5. Victory also for Jessica Pegula over Elise Mertens.
In the men's singles, Carlos Alcaraz dominated the Japanese Yoshihito Nishioka and qualified for the third round. Victories also for Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev
