4-time main champion Naomi Osaka received the primary match she’s performed since Might, beating Zheng Qinwen 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 on Tuesday night time on the Mubadala Silicon Valley Traditional.
Osaka hit 11 aces and saved 7 of 8 break factors within the hard-court event that serves as a tuneup for the U.S. Open.
Osaka had not performed anyplace since a first-round loss to Amanda Anisimova on the French Open on Might 23.
The previous No. 1-ranked participant was bothered by her left Achilles tendon throughout that defeat, then cited that lingering harm when she pulled out of Wimbledon in June.
Osaka received the U.S. Open in 2018 and 2020.
Subsequent up for Osaka is Coco Gauff, who received her match 6-0, 6-1 over Anhelina Kalinina. Osaka leads their head-to-head sequence 2-1, together with a victory over Gauff on the 2019 U.S. Open. Gauff was the runner-up at this yr’s French Open.
One other previous champion at Flushing Meadows, 2019 winner Bianca Andreescu, misplaced Tuesday in San Jose, overwhelmed 6-4, 6-2 by Shelby Rogers.
In different first-round motion, qualifier Elizabeth Mandlik received her WTA debut, defeating Alison Riske-Amritraj 6-3, 6-3, and No. 9 seed Veronika Kudermetova beat Camila Giorgi 7-6 (2), 4-6, 7-5.
