Naomi Osaka recovers from Montreal’s “Shame” to open up opportunities for running for us | US Open Tennis 2025

Naomi Osaka once again held her confidence as she defeated U.S. Hailey Baptiste 6-3, 6-1 to enter the third round of the U.S. Open.

Osaka, the 23rd seed, has dominated the baseline with her superior shot control, but also demonstrates her movements and defense, which allows her to absorb Baptiste’s offense.

As a female player who recently won the U.S. Open multiple times, Osaka returned to New York this year with a curious position. In Montreal this month, she sorted out her best games since she returned Maternity leave in January 2024defeated three top 20 players in her first WTA 1000 final. This should be a major, long-awaited breakthrough for Osaka in Osaka. She played against Victoria Mboko in the final Then he was criticized for failing to congratulate the 18-year-old runner-up speech.

“I made sure to talk to her because I know she’s still young,” Osaka said. “I don’t know. If it had affected her huge success in some way, I’d be really bad. But she said that didn’t, and she didn’t even really notice it, so I’m really happy. I’m also glad she’s such a cute girl, which also makes me feel even more terrible.”

Instead of appreciating her progress in court, Osaka said she spent several days in Montreal’s guilty work. “I just felt very sad, like shame,” she said. “I think I felt worse with the team because we really couldn’t celebrate correctly. They’ve been with me all the time, so they know how big the deal is in the finals.”

While many believe these difficulties may stop Osaka’s momentum on the court, she has performed well in two games this week, and her first Grand Slam tournament as a seed player has put herself in good shape since maternity leave. Osaka faces 15th seeds Daria Kasatkina or Kamilla Rakhimova in the third round, who will try to enter the fourth round of the Grand Slam for the first time since winning the Australian Open in 2021.

Elsewhere, the man’s top seed Jannik Sinner continued to build momentum in his championship defense by defeating Australian big Australian Alexei Popyrin 6-3, 6-2, 6-2.

Meanwhile, Iga Swiatek stayed nervous at the end of the fierce battle, ending her nerves with a 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 victory after the impressive fight by Suzan Lamens.

Asked about the motivation in such a tense game, Swiatek said: “Just under pressure, figured out, solved the problem, which is always something you can get from a game like this. [Arthur] Ashe [Stadium] Also, since the surface is as usual, the practice court is completely different. I will focus on this. ”