Naomi Osaka won the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells on Sunday, beating fellow 20-year-old Daria Kasatkina to claim her first WTA title.Osaka needed 70 minutes to defeat her Russian opponent, prevailing 6-3, 6-2 to become the 11th Japanese to win a top-level tournament on the tour, the first since Misaki Doi in 2015.Osaka, who upset two-time Indian Wells champion Maria Sharapova in the opening round and powered past world No. 1 Simona Halep in the semis, is the first Japanese to capture a Premier Mandatory event, the second-highest category behind the Grand Slam.Sunday's victory pushed Osak…READ FULL ARTICLE
