The reigning champion Naomi Osaka is out of the Australian Open after losing to American Amanda Anisimova with 1-2 (6:4, 3:6, 6:7) in a match that lasted 2 hours and 18 minutes. The Japanese player made 45 unforced errors and her first serve was not successful enough. However, she had two match points, which missed and eventually lost. On the other hand, Amanda Anisimova made 46 winners and won 72% of the first serve points.
The first set did not hint at any drama in the match. Naomi Osaka took a lead after breaking the serve of Amanda Anisimova already in the first game and kept this advantage by the end, saving one break point for her opponent and won the set by 6:4.
The second set started equal. In the second game, Amanda Anisimova had two break points, which were saved by Naomi Osaka, while in the third game the situation was the opposite as the American saved two break points of the Japanese player. However, Amanda Anisimova took a lead after breaking the serve of Naomi Osaka in the fourth game and had an advantage, which she never lost by the end of the set, winning by 3:6.
In the third set, both players were very precise, winning the serve games. Naomi Osaka had one break point in the second game, while Amanda Anisimova had two break points in the third game, but all were saved. The set was running equally until the 10th game at the service of the American. She gave match point at 30:40 to Naomi Osaka and then another one at 40:A, but saved both of them, and the game passed through several more deuces. In the end, Amanda Anisimova won it and did not allow Naomi Osaka to win the match. Thus, the set entered into a tiabreak, which the American won by 10-5 and thus qualified for the fourth round of the Australian Open.
In the fourth round, Amanda Anisimova will face the top-seeded Ashleigh Barty, who defeated Italian Camila Giorgi by 2-0 (6:2, 6:3).
