MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The brute force of Naomi Osaka crushed the artistry of Hsieh Su-wei as the Japanese former champion charged into the Australian Open semi-finals with a 6-2 6-2 win on Tuesday. Osaka had a torrid time in her last Australian Open clash against Hsieh in 2019, needing to come back from a set and a break down on the way to claiming the championship. Having suffered some famous wobbles in the past, there was no hint of frustration from Osaka when Hsieh saved two match points. She bided her time to claim the win on the third when an overwhelmed Hsieh floated a sliced backhand long. "Even today when I had two match points and she saved them ...

Source: The Star February 16, 2021 03:08 UTC