Naomi Osaka of Japan arrives for the singles draw ceremony of the WTA Tennis Finals in Singapore October 19, 2018. REUTERS/Edgar Su
(Reuters) - U.S. Open champion Naomi Osaka faces a potentially tough test in her debut appearance at the WTA Finals after being drawn in the same group as Angelique Kerber and Sloane Stephens on Friday.
Apart from Wimbledon champion Kerber and 2017 U.S. Open winner Stephens, Osaka will also face Dutchwoman Kiki Bertens, who was named as the WTA's Most Improved Player of the Year on Friday, in the Red Group after the draw for the season-ending event was made at a glitzy gala ceremony in Singapore.
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