Naomi Osaka bests Swiatek in the 3rd round of the Rogers Cup

Naomi Osaka beats Iga Swiatek 7-6⁴ 6-4 in the 3^rd round in Toronto on Thursday. Osaka will try to go further in the tournament when he will face Serena Williams in the quarter.

Score, report, and key facts

1^st set.

The Japanese won the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after dropping her serve in the 6^th (2-4) game, Osaka broke back in the 7^th (3-4) game before winning the set at the following breaker at 4.

2^nd set.

Naomi won the set after she broke Swiatek in the 4^th (3-1) and in the 10^th (6-4) game. The Pole tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 5^th (3-2) game. However, Osaka didn’t lose the lead before winning the set 6-4.

After this encounter, the head to head between Osaka and Swiatek is 1-0 for Naomi.

Highlights Naomi Osaka vs. Iga Swiatek Rogers Cup – Toronto

Osaka’s Interview

Next Match: Naomi Osaka vs. Serena Williams – H2H and stats

Osaka will square off with Williams in the quarter.

This will be the 3^rd time that Naomi Osaka and Serena Williams fight against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Osaka (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard.

The last time that they fought against each other, Osaka won 6-2 6-4 in the final in New York back in 2018.