Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka has booked a place in the first grass-court final of her career after defeating Wang Xinyu in straight sets at the Bad Homburg Open in Germany.
The Japanese sixth seed produced an impressive display to secure a 6-3, 6-3 victory in hot conditions, strengthening her preparations ahead of this year’s Wimbledon Championships.
Osaka dominated throughout the contest, firing eight aces, converting four of her seven break-point opportunities, and winning 79 percent of points on her first serve.
She also broke Wang’s serve at key moments to comfortably wrap up the match.
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The victory marks another milestone in Osaka’s return to top-level tennis, as she continues to improve on a surface that has historically been her least successful.
Despite winning four Grand Slam titles on hard courts—two each at the Australian Open and US Open—the former world No. 1 has never advanced beyond the third round at Wimbledon.
The 28-year-old will now battle either Elena-Gabriela Ruse or fourth seed Karolína Muchová in Saturday’s final, with the chance to claim her maiden grass-court title before heading to Wimbledon.
