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First set: Kerber* 3-1 Osaka (*denotes server): A hold, at last. It goes without saying that it is very hot out there; both players drenched in perspiration. Kerber starts well with her serve, making her way to 30-0 but misses her winner on the next. Osaka long on the next, but forces an error on to 40-30.
First set: Kerber 2-1 Osaka* (*denotes server): It takes until the second point of this game for one of them to win a point on their serve – the tenth overall. Osaka’s radar is off and she goes for a big winner that drifts out at 15-30. At last, a decent serve for 30-30, and then Kerber is made to work and loses for 40-30. Osaka repeatedly wild, and her shot to win the game slices wide. She does the same at deuce twice over and then clatters into the net for the third break.
Written by John Brewin
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2018/oct/24/angelique-kerber-naomi-osaka-wta-finals-group-stage-live-tennis under the title “Angelique Kerber v Naomi Osaka: WTA Finals group stage – live!”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
