Dazzling Osaka dismantles Kasatkina to reach Wimbledon second week for first time

The 14th seed cruises through 6-1, 6-3 to reach last 16 Fourth seed Jessica Pegula through in straight sets Naomi Osaka arrived on No 1 Court dressed for the occasion – as usual – in a flowing, flower-patterned robe but, 66 minutes later, her tennis was what had spectators on their feet after she dismantled Daria Kasatkina 6-1, 6-3 to reach the last 16 at Wimbledon for the first time. “I’m really happy,” Osaka said during her on-court interview. “I’ve actually never won on this court, so I’m just really glad to have made a really good memory here. It was a really big honour for me to play, so thank you.” Continue reading...