Tennis - Australian Open - Fourth Round - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, January 21, 2019. Japan's Naomi Osaka celebrates her win against Latvia's Anastasija Sevastova. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Whacking the cover off a tennis ball was once Plan A, B and C for Naomi Osaka but the hard-hitting U.S. Open champion has been trying to add dimensions to her game as she searches for a second consecutive Grand Slam title at the Australian Open.
The fourth seed has had to mix things up during a grinding progression to the last eight at Melbourne Park and needed to rally from a set behind for a second match in succession to beat 13th seed Anastasija Sevastova 4-6 6-3 6-4 on Monday.
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