{"id":4359,"date":"2026-07-05T22:34:54","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T22:34:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4359"},"modified":"2026-07-05T22:34:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T22:34:54","slug":"naomi-osaka-into-wimbledon-quarterfinals-after-overpowering-win-over-top-ranked-aryna-sabalenka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4359","title":{"rendered":"Naomi Osaka into Wimbledon quarterfinals after overpowering win over top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>LONDON \u2014 When power meets power, getting in the first blow can sometimes be the key.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4357\">Cape Verde\u2019s soccer team returns home to huge welcome after impressive World Cup performance<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>In a matchup of two of the hardest hitters on tour, that was Naomi Osaka\u2019s strategy against top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka in the most highly awaited matchup of Wimbledon so far this year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Sabalenka had beaten Osaka in all three of their previous matches this year \u2014 including at the same stage of the French Open last month.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>\u201cOn the clay courts I felt like she was pushing me back a lot. I just tried to do it to her first,\u201d Osaka said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The tactics worked, and Osaka outslugged Sabalenka, 6-2, 7-6 (7-2), to reach the quarterfinals at the All England Club for the first time on Sunday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Osaka\u2019s pace and flat groundstrokes overwhelmed Sabalenka.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cObviously we\u2019re big ball strikers. It\u2019s not like I\u2019m going to start running around the court trying to draw an error from her. I can only focus on my strengths,\u201d Osaka said.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><span>Get Starting Point<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><label>Enter Email<\/label><\/p>\n<div><button>Sign Up<\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>\u201cI just tried to serve really well, because it\u2019s grass. I also tried to get the upper hand in the rallies first.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Osaka\u2019s power had an even bigger impact than usual as her balls flew through the air faster on the warmest day of the tournament: The temperature during the match reached 82 degrees.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cShe overpowered me,\u201d Sabalenka said. \u201cI felt like it was incredible level from her.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span>When it was over, Osaka performed a few fist pumps, let out a brief smile and then placed her racket over her head and spun around in delight to celebrate her first career win on Centre Court.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIt\u2019s been a long time since I\u2019ve had so much fun on the court,\u201d Osaka said. \u201dAnd to do it here, it really means a lot.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It was Osaka\u2019s first win over a No. 1 player since beating Ash Barty in Beijing in 2019. That was before Osaka, a former No. 1 herself, took breaks from the tour to manage her mental health in 2021 and for maternity leave that resulted in her missing all of 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Osaka\u2019s daughter turned 3 on Thursday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>After getting routed by Iga Swiatek in the Italian Open round of 16 in May, Osaka said she \u201cshut everyone out\u201d on her team and \u201cliterally just got on a plane back home.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>It\u2019s the second straight Grand Slam in which Sabalenka has failed to reach the latter stages following a stunning meltdown against Diana Shnaider in the French Open quarterfinals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Sabalenka and Osaka have each won four Grand Slam titles. All their major trophies have come on hard courts \u2014 at the Australian Open and US Open.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4355\">How to relive a mid-century vacation on Cape Cod<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Osaka is coming off her first grass-court final. She had to retire against Karolina Muchova in Bad Homburg, Germany, last weekend because of a foot injury.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>She\u2019ll now get a rematch with Muchova, who beat 2024 Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova, 7-5, 5-7, 6-3.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Osaka saved the only two break points she faced and put 87 percent of her first serves in play \u2014 compared with 69 percent for Sabalenka.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Osaka also led 8-5 in aces and 21-15 in winners in the match, which lasted less than 1\u00bd hours.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWhat could I do if the person is acing and hitting the lines, just going for her shots without any fear?\u201d Sabalenka said. \u201dShe was just going for it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cLevel-wise, today, I wasn\u2019t world No. 1.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Krejcikova\u2019s loss ensures a new women\u2019s champion at Wimbledon for the ninth straight time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>No woman has won multiple Wimbledon titles since Serena Williams won her seventh in 2016.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Coco Gauff reached the Wimbledon quarterfinals for the first time by overcoming Belinda Bencic, 4-6, 3-6, 6-4, just before the 11 p.m. curfew.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Gauff will next meet No. 4 Jessica Pegula, who beat Iva Jovic \u2014 another fellow American \u2014 4-6, 6-3, 6-1.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Earlier on Centre Court, Novak Djokovic beat 132nd-ranked qualifier Roman Safiullin, 7-6 (8-6), 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, for his 106th match victory at the All England Club.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>That puts Djokovic one ahead of Roger Federer atop the all-time list for men\u2019s match wins at Wimbledon, although he still trails Martina Navratilova\u2019s 120.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Djokovic will next play third-seeded Felix Auger-Aliassime, who beat Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, 6-7 (4-7), 7-6 (8-6), 6-3, 6-7 (2-7), 6-1.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Top-ranked Jannik Sinner beat Japanese qualifier Shintaro Mochizuki, 6-3, 7-6 (7-0), 6-3, and will next meet Jan-Lennard Struff, who advanced when Hubert Hurkacz retired because of a strained abdominal muscle while trailing, 4-2, in the fifth set.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=4353\">Get into the groove with live music at these nine venues in and around Boston<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sabalenka had beaten Osaka in all three of their previous matches this year \u2014 including at the same stage of the French Open.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4358,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4359","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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