Image Source : GETTY IMAGES Naomi Osaka celebrates after defeating Garbine Muguruza in Melbourne on Sunday.
Naomi Osaka fought off two match factors and got here again to eradicate Garbiñe Muguruza in a big-hitting fourth-round matchup of Grand Slam champions on the Australian Open.
The third-seeded Osaka grabbed the final 4 video games to win 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 in Rod Laver Arena.
That outcome places her again within the quarterfinals of a event she gained in 2019 for one in every of her three main trophies.
Osaka was serving at 15-40 whereas trailing 5-3 within the last set. But Muguruza couldn’t convert both of these match factors and wouldn’t win one other recreation.
Osaka now faces unseeded 35-year-old Hsie Su-wei of Taiwain with a semifinal berth at stake.