THE HAGUE, the Netherlands — Former world No. 1 Naomi Osaka was dumped out of the 's-Hertogenbosch grass-court tournament in a deciding tiebreak thriller Friday, ending an encouraging run on the surface ahead of Wimbledon.A battling performance by Canadian Bianca Andreescu, ranked a lowly 228 in the world, took her into the semifinals with a 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 victory over the four-time Grand Slam champion.
Andreescu managed to serve out the first set 6-4 in 40 minutes, cleverly breaking up Osaka's rhythm with heavily sliced drop shots.But the Japanese hit back instantly in the second set, breaking Andreescu's first service game with a sweet crosscourt forehand drive on break point and racing to a 3-0 lead.An Andreescu double fault gifted her opponent the double break and Osaka closed out the second set 6-3 with a service winner.
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