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Former world number one, Naomi Osaka, will participate in the Open Calfinances Rouen Metropole next week. High-ranking players such as Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Sloane Stephens, and Mirra Andreeva are expected to compete in the Open Calfinances 2024. The WTA 250 series event will take place at the Kindarena Sports Complex in Rouen, France.
Osaka resumed her tennis career this year following her maternity leave and has secured seven wins out of 13 matches so far, including making it to the quarterfinals in the Qatar Open. The Japanese athlete also reached the third rounds of the BNP Paribas Open and the Miami Open, where she was defeated by Caroline Garcia. Osaka is gradually uncovering her top potential on the tour and is eager to make a deep run in Rouen. The 26-year-old is set to play on clay for the first time in two years, with her last clay court appearance being the French Open 2022, where she lost to Amanda Anisimova in the first round.
Throughout her career, Osaka has experienced difficulties with significant results on clay courts. Boasting a 60% success rate, her best results include reaching the semifinals of the Stuttgart Open 2019 and the quarterfinals at the Madrid Open and the Italian Open in 2019.
At the Open Calfinances Rouen Metropole, four-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka is set to face Martina Trevisan in the first round. With no previous encounters between the pair on the main tour, their head-to-head stands at 0-0. Osaka’s most recent competition was in the Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers, where she represented Japan against Kazakhstan, defeating Yulia Putintseva in the first round with scores of 6-2, 7-6(5).
Osaka was instrumental in leading Japan to its first-ever spot in the Billie Jean King Cup finals, with Australia, Canada, Germany, and Great Britain also qualifying. Meanwhile, Trevisan has struggled with her form this season, most recently competing in the Miami Open where she was eliminated in the first round by Australian qualifier Storm Hunter. The Italian player will aim to give Osaka a challenging match in Rouen.
