Dayana Yastremska had a rather emotional week in Lyon, where she reached the final. Dayana was in clear distress for the horrible invasion that her country is withstanding against Russia. Eventually, she was happy to be the runner-up in France also to donate her prize money to a foundation in Ukraine.
The organization of the upcoming WTA1000 event in Indian Wells had the great touch of granting a wild card to the Ukrainian player. Initially, that wild card was assigned to Naomi Osaka. However, after Camila Giorgi withdrew from the event, Naomi accessed the main draw without the need of the wild card that was eventually assigned to Dayana.
The draw ceremony (WTA) will take place on Monday.
Dayana Yastremska in 2022
LLLLLLLWLW Currently the world no.140, Dayana played her last match on the 6th of March when she capitulated to world no.64 Shuai Zhang 3-6 6-3 6-4 in the final in Lyon (draw).
During this season the Ukrainian has a compiled 11-5 match record. Dayana Yastremska’s latest run in Lyon was the best achievement of her season.
Naomi Osaka in 2022
LWWWLWLWLW Now the world no.80, Naomi played her last match on the 21st of January when she surrendered to world no.42 Amanda Anisimova 4-6 6-3 7-6(5) in the 3rd round in Australian Open (draw).
At present, during this year Naomi has managed to achieve a compiled 5-1 match record. Naomi Osaka’s most significant result of the current season was reaching the semifinal in Melbourne.
Dayana Yastremska and Naomi Osaka faced off only on 1 occasion. Their record is 1-0 for Osaka. When they played, Naomi Osaka won 6-3 6-1 in the 3rd round in New York (Western & Southern Open) in August 2020.
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