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07/03 08:54 CDT Naomi Osaka gets win at Wimbledon after she gives young
daughter a 'timeout' on her birthday
Naomi Osaka gets win at Wimbledon after she gives young daughter a 'timeout' on
her birthday
LONDON (AP) --- Naomi Osaka's day out at Wimbledon went much better than plans
for her young daughter's birthday.
The four-time Grand Slam champion reached the fourth round at the All England
Club for the first time Friday in a tidy 6-1, 6-3 victory over Daria Kasatkina
on No. 1 Court.
An on-court interviewer then asked Osaka about her daughter Shai's third
birthday on Thursday, as the Japanese player had said they would celebrate by
going to a nearby park. But apparently that didn't work out as planned.
"I don't think I should be telling you this, but she was kind of bad
yesterday," a smiling Osaka began. "We tried to take her to the park but then
she needed to go to timeout, so we're going to try to take her to the park
again today."
As fans chuckled, Osaka added: "It was an awesome birthday. She blew out her
candles. She made a wish --- I hope her wish is to behave better. Today's a new
day for her."
Osaka will next face either No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka or Jelena Ostapenko.
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