Naomi Osaka and Kaia Kanepi will face off in the first round in Toronto on Tuesday. Naomi Osaka did not play in Canada for 3 years and she is eager to have a great run in the so-called North American hard-court swing.
Naomi Osaka and Kaia Kanepi played each other only on 1 occasion. Their record is 1-0 for Kanepi. When they played, Kaia Kanepi won 6-3 2-6 7-5 in the 3rd round in New York (U.S. Open) in September 2017.
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Naomi and Kaia will play on Centre Court after the match between Emma Raducanu and Camila Giorgi. The match can be watched online streaming on wtatv.com (paying platform) and also on bet365 (for free with a funded account).
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Naomi Osaka in 2022
Ranked world no.39, Naomi played her last match on the 4th of August when she was overcome by world no.11 Cori Gauff 6-4 6-4 in the 2nd round in San Jose (draw)
.Presently, during this year the Japanese achieved a compiled 13-6 win-loss record. Naomi Osaka’s most significant result of the year was reaching the final in Miami.
Kaia Kanepi in 2022
Now ranked no.31, Kaia played her last encounter on the 7th of August when she capitulated to world no.42 Ludmilla Samsonova 4-6 6-3 6-3 in the final in Washington (draw).
This season Kaia has achieved an overall 24-12 record. Kaia Kanepi’s latest run in Washington was the best achievement of her season.