Naomi Osaka began her bid to retain her Australian Open title by defeating Czech Marie Bouzkova 6-2, 6-4 in the tournament's center court opener in Melbourne on Monday.The 22-year-old Japanese-Haitian, who beat former world No. 2 Petra Kvitova to claim the women's singles trophy a year ago, was tested by a player one year her junior and making her Australian Open main draw debut.Osaka displayed the best and worst of her game in the 80-minute match at Rod Laver Arena.Osaka, dressed predominantly in white, went on a run of five straight games to close out the first set in windy conditions. Bu…READ FULL ARTICLE
