Osaka survives Hsieh scare to reach fourth round


  • Tennis
  • Saturday, 19 Jan 2019

Tennis - Australian Open - Third Round - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, January 19, 2019. Japan's Naomi Osaka reacts during the match against Taiwan's Hsieh Su-Wei. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - U.S. Open champion Naomi Osaka survived a huge scare against Hsieh Su-wei before overhauling the Taiwanese 5-7 6-4 6-1 to reach the fourth round of the Australian Open on Saturday.

The Japanese fourth seed was staring down the barrel at 4-2 in the second set at Margaret Court Arena, driven to distraction by double-sided Hsieh's angled shots and stout defence.

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