Miami Open: Osaka survives Rd 1 scare

Naomi Osaka during her first-round match in Miami yesterday. Pic/Getty Images

Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka rallied to beat Ukrainian qualifier Yuliia Starodubtseva 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 on Tuesday to reach the second round of the Miami Open despite dropping the first five games.

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Osaka said after the match that she had learnt from her first round exit at the Indian Wells. "[At the Indian Wells] I was just over-hitting a lot, so I tried to use my leg today. I was going to run into every corner if I had to, and we were going to have to play for three hours if she was going to beat me," said the Japanese.

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