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Osaka reaches Wimbledon fourth round for first time
Key takeaways
- Naomi Osaka had never won a match on Court One at Wimbledon before
- Former world number one Naomi Osaka broke new ground as she raced into the Wimbledon fourth round for the first time with victory over Daria Kasatkina.
- All four of Osaka's Grand Slam singles titles have been won on hard courts, and she has struggled to play her natural, big-hitting game on the French Open clay and All England Club grass-courts.
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Naomi Osaka had never won a match on Court One at Wimbledon before
Former world number one Naomi Osaka broke new ground as she raced into the Wimbledon fourth round for the first time with victory over Daria Kasatkina.
All four of Osaka's Grand Slam singles titles have been won on hard courts, and she has struggled to play her natural, big-hitting game on the French Open clay and All England Club grass-courts.
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