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The Australian Open once again had a new blow and for the same women’s side, after the current champion of this event, Naomi Osaka, fell in the third round against the American Amanda Anisimova with a score of 4-6 , 6-3 and 7-6 at the Margaret Court Arena in Melbourne.

The The defeat of the Japanese tennis player meant a bucket of cold water, since she was one of the favorites to win the trophy and even more so when she was the current champion of the first grand slam of the season. Not forgetting that, it was also her return to a competition since September of 2021.

“I fought for every point . I can’t be sad about that. I’m not god. I can’t win every game. I just have to keep that in mind and know that it would be nice to win the tournament, but that’s really special. I can’t win the Grand Slam at the beginning of the year every time,” he told Osaka to the press.

Not defending Australia’s reign from now on is not the only negative, but rather that Osaka will come out of the top-15 of the WTA Ranking and will occupy the position 84 from now on; something unusual for a player who was recently ranked world number.

On the other hand, the Australian Open was left without its second favorite, after the Spanish Garbiñe Muguruza fell to the French Alizé Cornet in the same round. In this way, the table will be served for the local number one Ashleigh Barty, who easily beat the Italian Camila Giorgi 6-2 and 39.

Now, the American Amanda Anisimova will have to face Ashleigh Barty tomorrow in what will be a new litmus test for her in this tournament and continue climbing the WTA ranking.2022

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By Scribe