Osaka defeats Kasatkina to make Wimbledon round of 16
Key takeaways
- Four-time grand slam winner continues to impress at SW19, losing only four games to Daria Kasatkina in round three.
- The 28-year-old fired a backhand winner to break Kasatkina in the second game and then backed it up with a deep forehand to secure a double break as she raced through the first set on a sun-drenched Court One.
- She finished the second one in style to book what promises to be an intriguing clash with world number one Aryna Sabalenka or former French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko for a spot in the quarterfinals.
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Four-time grand slam winner continues to impress at SW19, losing only four games to Daria Kasatkina in round three.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Japan's Naomi Osaka is through to the fourth round at Wimbledon for the first time [Jaimi Joy/Reuters]By Reuters Published On 3 Jul 20263 Jul 2026Naomi Osaka continued to make a statement at Wimbledon as she paired her flair off the court with growing confidence on it to dismiss unseeded Australian Daria Kasatkina 6-1 6-3 on Friday and reach the last 16 for the first time.
Widely regarded as one of tennis’s top fashion trailblazers, Osaka has attracted plenty of attention for eye-catching dresses in the first week, but the four-times Grand Slam champion from Japan is increasingly letting her tennis do the talking.