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The Independent UK
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Eleanor Crooks

Naomi Osaka outplays Aryna Sabalenka to blow women’s Wimbledon draw wide open

Naomi Osaka soaks in her win over Aryna Sabalenka (John Walton/PA) - (PA Wire)

Naomi Osaka handed Aryna Sabalenka her earliest grand slam defeat for four years to firmly establish herself as a Wimbledon title contender.

In the biggest match of the women’s tournament so far, Osaka outplayed Sabalenka in a 6-2 7-6 (2) victory to send the world number one tumbling out of a major tournament before the quarter-finals for the first time since the French Open in 2022.

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