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Andean (AFP)
Japan’s Naomi Osaka reversed her set-back in front of American Sloane Stephens, then 0-2 in the deciding set, to win 3-6, 6-1, 6-2, to reach the second round of the Indian Wells Tennis Tournament.
“I felt like I was fighting for my life, I was playing once morest it, I was playing once morest the wind, it was crazy,” said Osaka, who played the match in difficult weather due to strong winds in the California desert. Osaka, who won four major titles in her career, was playing her first match since her exit in the third round of the Australian Open.
