Italian Open: Kasatkina knocked out in straight sets
Naomi Osaka defeated Daria Kasatkina 6-3, 6-3 on Saturday afternoon and will play the winner of the match between No 29 seed Linda Noskova and Chinese Qinwen Zheng, the No 7 seed, in the next round
Daria Kasatkina (Zuma/Panoramic)
Japanese Naomi Osaka won against Russian Daria Kasatkina, the No 10 seed, 6-3, 6-3 to advance to the last 16 of the Italian Open at the Foro Italico in Roma on Saturday.
Osaka, ranked No 173, will play the winner of the match between No 29 seed Linda Noskova and Chinese Qinwen Zheng, the No 7 seed, next.
The Japanese defeated Frenchwoman Clara Burel (7-6 (2), 6-1) and Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk, the No 19 seed (6-3, 6-2) ahead of her victory.
In the previous round of the Rome tournament, Kasatkina, ranked No 11, won against German Tatjana Maria (7-5, 6-1).
Roma WTA 1000, other 32 results (Foro Italico, clay, USD 5.509.771, most recent results first):
- Dayana Yastremska vs. Aryna Sabalenka
- Elina Svitolina vs. Anna Kalinskaya
- Sara Sorribes Tormo vs. Jelena Ostapenko
- Sofia Kenin vs. Rebecca Sramkova
- Elise Mertens vs. Irina-Camelia Begu
- Danielle Collins vs. Caroline Garcia
- Victoria Azarenka vs. Mayar Sherif
- Maria Sakkari vs. Anhelina Kalinina
- Coco Gauff vs. Jaqueline Cristian
- Sorana Cirstea vs. Marketa Vondrousova
- Linda Noskova vs. Qinwen Zheng
- Beatriz Haddad Maia vs. Madison Keys
- Angelique Kerber beat Aliaksandra Sasnovich (Q): 6-3, 7-6 (4)
- Paula Badosa beat Diana Shnaider: 5-7, 6-4, 6-4
- Iga Swiatek (1) beat Yulia Putintseva: 6-3, 6-4
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