ROME, May 13 (AFP): Naomi Osaka's return to the Rome Open ended at the last 16 on Monday after the four-time Grand Slam champion fell 6-2, 6-3 to seventh-seed Zheng Qinwen.
Japan's Osaka was playing at the Foro Italico for the first time in three years after taking a break from the tour to have her first child and is ranked at 173 in the world.
The furthest she has gone in any tournament so far this season was her run to the quarter-finals in Doha, which she could not replicate in the Italian capital.
Osaka's Rome run ended by Zheng in last 16
FE Team | Published: May 13, 2024 23:28:42
Osaka's Rome run ended by Zheng in last 16
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