As the 2019 Australian Open continued, reigning US Open champion Naomi Osaka (4) ended the second Night Session on RLA.
Her opponent from Poland was Magda Linette.
Osaka began with a winner, but three errors enabled Linette to hold serve.
Two aces and a backhand winner sealed an emphatic reply from the fourth seed.
A Linette double fault followed by Osaka winners from both sides gave the Japanese number one three break points. Two were saved through Linette winners, but a second double for the game was costly, and Osaka led 2-1.
Up 30-15, Osaka double faulted, then failed twice with her backhand to immediately give the service break back to Linette. 2-2.
A third successive break occurred, starting with an Osaka winning forehand and progressing with Polish backhand woes interspersed with a double fault.
This time, Osaka consolidated the break, hitting four clean winners, two off each wing. 4-2.
Linette was trailing 30-40 in the next game, but managed to avoid a second break, including sending a forehand past Osaka. 3-4.
A second straight love game to Osaka, all based on Linette mistakes. 5-3.
Now, serving to stay in the set, Linette survived, all but one point decided on the Osaka racquet.
Osaka served another love game to clinch the set 6-4, the final point an ace.
Set two started with Linette holding serve for the loss of just a point, a backhand ending the game.
Two winning forehands and an ace - Osaka levelled at 1-1, now having won 16 straight points on serve.
Two Osaka winning backhands set up two break points, one saved with a Linette forehand, but not the second when the same forehand failed.
Osaka ahead 2-1.
After 17 points won in a row on serve, Osaka lost one, but that was the only joy for Linette as the fourth seed held for 3-1.
Linette double faulted for 30-30, but still held, and trailed 2-3
Yet another love game and Osaka led 4-2.
A double fault and an Osaka forehand return winner helped create two break points. The second was converted with another winning forehand.
Naomi Osaka won the match 6-4 6-2, contributing two aces in her final service game, one of those on the last point.
30 winners in just 58 minutes.
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