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Auckland Classic: Naomi Osaka, First Final te ghusishey

Auckland, 4 January : Former world number one Naomi Osaka laga pehla final te puchte 2022 pra Saturday te jabole parise, juntu unseeded American Alycia Parks ke Auckland Classic te haraise. Japan laga four-time Grand Slam champion 6-4, 6-2 pra jitise, Australian Open (January 12 pra Melbourne te shuru hobo) laga age confidence bost kore.

Osaka 2022 pra pehla bar semi-final te kheli ase, karon tennis te break loi 2023 te maa hobo te laga karone. Tai ekta saal hoi wapas kheti thakise.

27 saal laga Osaka dangor nerveless performance dikhai dise, juntu Auckland te tini match jitibo te tai nervous thaikise. Tai Clara Tauson (Denmark) logot Sunday laga final te kheli jaboloi tai ke set kore dise.

Osaka laga power aru precision 78th-ranked Alycia Parks karone besi thaikise. American player second match kheli thakile karone tired hobo start hobo te tai taike haraise. Osaka laga charita match bhi low-ranked opponents logot thakise, juntu tournament te dangor competitors nai.

Final match te, Osaka Clara Tauson, 50th-ranked Denmark player logot kheli jabole ase. Tauson 6-4, 6-3 pra unseeded American Robin Montgomery ke haraise semi-final te.

Earlier, Tauson American top seed Madison Keys ke 6-4, 7-6 (9/7) pra quarter-final te haraise, juntu rain karone Friday te interrupt hoi thakise.