Japan's two-time champion Naomi Osaka made the women's singles second round at the Australian Open on Tuesday after battling past tournament debutant Antonia Ruzic of Croatia 6-3, 3-6, 6-4.Former world No. 1 Osaka was made to work for her victory in the first round with the 16th seed needing a late spark, including three straight aces to go up 5-4 in the third set, to fend off her 65th-ranked opponent."It's honestly one of my favorite tournaments and just to start the year off, it makes me very happy," said Osaka, the semifinalist at last year's U.S. Open. "I think I served pretty well.""Sh…READ FULL ARTICLE
