Osaka progresses to the quarters of the Miami Open with win over Riske

(Tennis news) Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka progressed to the quarter finals of the Miami Open with a 6-3 6-4 win over Alison Riske. The pair faced each other for the first time since 2019 and their clash lasted 92 minutes, but as expected, it was the former World Number 1 who secured a straight sets victory. The four time Grand Slam winner will now take on American Danielle Collins in the next match after the 28 year old defeated Ons Jabeur 6-2 6-4. 

Speaking after the match, Osaka said “It's really funny for me because last year I made it to the quarters too, but it was after I won Australia and I wasn't that grateful, I kind of expected to win. I'm in the same position this year and this is really like one of the most fun times in my life, so I'm really grateful. I want to say, 'Thank you everyone for coming out'. 

Meanwhile, World Number 2 Daniil Medvedev inched closer to the summit of the world rankings after defeating Pedro Martinez 6-3 6-4. The third round clash between the pair took an hour and 24 minutes and Medvedev only dropped four points on serve in the first set and secured it via an eighth-game break. Martinez fought back to make it 2-2 and Medvedev broke again in the seventh and produced eight points in a row on serve to secure the win.

Speaking after the match, Medvedev said “I think, in general, I didn't play so badly. Really slow courts here so playing against a Spanish [opponent] is not easy. I felt like we had a lot of rallies where he was bringing the pace down and I couldn't really do much. So I tried to serve well, to keep consistent, and I managed to make fewer errors in important points, and I think that was the key today."

Medvedev will take on American Jenson Brooksby in the fourth round of the Miami Open, the 21 year old World Number 39 defeated 15th seed Roberto Bautista Agut 6-3 5-7 6-4. Meanwhile, defending champion Hubert Hurkacz overcame Aslan Karatsev 7-5 4-6 6-3. 

Also read: Medvedev defeats Murray in the second round of the Miami Open

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