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Naomi Osaka implodes at Miami Open, losing to Maria Sakkari amid No.1 ranking race – Wide World of Sports
Barty holds top ranking as megastar crumbles
World No.2 Naomi Osaka’s 23-match winning streak ended Thursday (AEDT) when she lost to Greece’s Maria Sakkari in the quarter-finals of the Miami Open, 6-0 6-4.
The defeat was Osaka’s first since February 2020, and it ended any chance of reclaiming the No.1 ranking this week from Ash Barty, who is in the semi-finals.
Osaka won her fourth Grand Slam title at the Australian Open last month, but in five Miami appearances she has never advanced beyond the quarterfinals.
Against the No. 23-seeded Sakkari,…
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