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<\/p>\nNaomi Osaka defeated Jelena Ostapenko in straight sets at the National Bank Open in Montreal to seal a place in the fourth round.<\/p>\n
Osaka took an hour and 12 minutes to beat the Latvian, in an accomplished performance where she asserted herself both on and off serve.<\/p>\n
The four-time Grand Slam champion, who is playing her first tournament with new coach Tomasz Wiktorowski, will now face Ostapenko’s compatriot Anastasija Sevastova after she defeated third seed Jessica Pegula.<\/p>\n
Ostapenko, whom Osaka has previously referred to as her “favourite player” committed 37 unforced errors, which proved pivotal on Centre Court.<\/p>\n
Osaka, though, believes her strong serving – which saw her win 71 per cent of her first serve points – was the key factor in deciding the outcome.<\/p>\n
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\n Naomi Osaka celebrates winning a point in Montreal (Christopher Katsarov\/The Canadian Press via AP)<\/p>\n
“Granted, she broke me a couple times,” said Osaka. “But she’s a really good returner, so I can’t take that personally. I went in there knowing she’s a great player, and if I give her a chance she’s going to hit a winner on me, so I just tried to keep my pace and stay as solid as I could.”<\/p>\n
Osaka could be set for a quarter-final meeting with Emma Raducanu, if the Brit can win her next two matches – starting with the clash against Amanda Anisimova in the early hours of Saturday morning.<\/p>\n
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