Osaka moved through to the third round with a 6-2 6-4 win over Saisai Zheng on Wednesday, but had to do it the hard way after going down a break in the second set.
The World No. 4 politely had to say that with her 5496 ranking points, she can’t catch Barty, who is carrying 8017 points, even if she did win her third major trophy. The woman Osaka defeated in last year’s final, Petra Kvitova, also won her second round match after a tough straight-sets victory over Spain’s Paula Badosa.
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