Naomi Osaka will not be able to defend her Australian Open title after she lost in the third round to an inspired Amanda Anisimova.
Naomi did not play much last year, and most of her points came from the first major of the year. Therefore, Osaka’s live ranking collapsed, with Naomi losing 70 places and only ranking 84.
It is not clear what is going to be the schedule of Naomi, who needs it to rebuild our rankings.
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Naomi Osaka in 2022
LWWWLWLWLW Currently ranked no.14, the Japanese played her last match on the 21st of January when she lost to world no.60 Amanda Anisimova 4-6 6-3 7-6(5) in the 3rd round in Australian Open (draw).
Until now, during this year Naomi has a 5-1 record. Naomi Osaka’s most significant accomplishment of the present season was getting to the semifinal in Melbourne.
Anisimova at the Australian Open, ranking, and results in 2022
WLWWLWLLWW Ranked world no.60, the American owns a composed 8-0 match record in 2022. Anisimova is participating at the Australian Open where she defeated Arianne Hartono 2-6 6-4 6-3, Belinda Bencic 6-2 7-5 and Naomi Osaka 4-6 6-3 7-65.
Amanda Anisimova will come up against the world no.1 Ashleigh Barty in the 4th round. Their record is 1-0 for Barty.
Amanda has won 1 title in 2022 in Melbourne.
Naomi Osaka and Amanda Anisimova faced off just once. Their actual head to head record is 1-0 for Anisimova. When they played, Amanda Anisimova won 4-6 6-3 7-6(5) in the 3rd round in Melbourne (Australian Open) on the 21st of January 2022.
Here are the highlights.
Naomi Osaka |
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