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Naomi Osaka loses to Maria Sakkari at Miami Open, confirming Ash Barty will stay as world number one
Australia’s Ash Barty will remain as the world’s number one female tennis player following Naomi Osaka’s shock trouncing by Greece’s Maria Sakkari at the Miami Open.
Key points:
- Naomi Osaka has kept her record of never making it past the quarter-finals of the Miami Open, with an upset loss to Maria Sakkari
- The defeat is Osaka’s first since last February, and means that she cannot overtake Australia’s Ash Barty as world number one
- Barty has already made it to the semi-finals, as she attempts to defend her Miami Open title
Osaka’s 23-match winning streak was ended by a brilliant performance from the 25-year-old Sakkari, who defeated the Australian Open champion 6-0, 6-4 in just 69 minutes in Wednesday’s quarter-finals.
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