Tennis: Osaka reaches U.S. Open 3rd round with 6-3, 6-1 win over Baptiste

Two-time U.S. Open champion Naomi Osaka advanced to the third round of the tournament for the first time since 2021 with a straight-sets win over American Hailey Baptiste on Thursday.The former world No. 1 needed just 70 minutes to complete the 6-3, 6-1 elimination of the 47th-ranked Baptiste, who pushed Osaka to the limit in their previous meeting at the Miami Open in March.Having won her opening-round match 6-3, 6-4 against Belgium's Greet Minnen, Osaka has made a strong start with new coach Tomasz Wiktorowski, whom she hired following her third-round exit at Wimbledon.The No. 23 seed nev…READ FULL ARTICLE