Taipei Times
Date: Apr 26, 2019
By: AFP, STUTTGART, Germany

World No. 1 Naomi Osaka yesterday defeated Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-wei 6-4, 6-3 in her first clay-court match of the season at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart.

US and Australian Open champion Osaka, who lost to Hsieh in Miami last month, secured a place in the quarter-finals against Croatia’s Donna Vekic.

The 21-year-old Japanese broke Hsieh three times to beat her for the second time in three attempts this year, having also defeated her on the way to lifting the title in Melbourne.

Hsieh on Wednesday came from behind to defeat China’s Wang Qiang in three sets 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 to set up a second-round clash with Osaka, whom she beat in Miami last month.    [FULL  STORY]