Osaka wins after Raducanu pulls out of United Cup clash
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Perth, Australia: Four time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka got her 2026 season off to a winning start for Japan in the United Cup, after Great Britai...
Perth, Australia: Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka got her 2026 season off to a winning start for Japan in the United Cup, after Great Britain's Emma Raducanu pulled out of their singles clash with a fitness issue.
But despite Osaka's win, GB took the match 2-1 with a deciding mixed doubles victory.
Osaka was too strong for GB reserve and 276th-ranked Katie Swan, winning 7-6 (7/4), 6-1 as Raducanu watched from the sidelines.
"I'm proud of how I fought," Osaka said. "I'd never played here, it was tough."
GB captain Tim Henman said Raducanu, the 2021 US Open champion, could appear later in the event.
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