Osaka rallies past Fernandez, Zhang upsets Navarro at Wuhan Open

VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS OF NAOMI OSAKA V LEYLAH FERNANDEZ AND EMMA NAVARRO V ZHANG SHUAI  MATCHES AT THE WUHAN OPEN  SHOWS: WUHAN, CHINA (OCTOBER 7, 2025) (WTA/DAZN – See restrictions) NAOMI OSAKA (JAPAN/ YELLOW DRESS) V LEYLAH FERNANDEZ (CANADA/ RED DRESS) 1. OSAKA AND FERNANDEZ POSING FOR THE PICTURE  FIRST SET  2. FERNANDEZ WINS POINT WITH BACKHAND WINNER/ FERNANDEZ WALKING  3. FERNANDEZ BREAK SERVE AND WINS GAME POINT WITH FOREHAND WINNER/ FERNANDEZ CLOSE-UP 4. FERNANDEZ WINS FIRST SET 6-4 WITH A BACKHAND WINNER/ FERNANDEZ CLOSE-UP SECOND SET  5. OSAKA WINS A POINT WITH BACKHAND WINNER/ OSAKA CLOSE-UP  6. FERNANDEZ NETS THE BALL AND OSAKA WINS SECOND SET 7-5/ OSAKA CLOSE-UP  THIRD SET  7. OSAKA WINS A POINT WITH BACKHAND WINNER/ OSAKA CLOSE-UP  8. OSAKA WINS GAME POINT WITH BACKHAND WINNER AND WINS MATCH 4-6 7-5 6-3 / OSAKA CLOSE-UP 9. OSAKA AND FERNANDEZ SHAKING HANDS WITH EACH OTHER  10. OSAKA ACKNOWLEDGING CROWD  EMMA NAVARRO (UNITED STATES/ WHITE TOP) V ZHANG SHUAI (CHINA/ GREY TOP) 11. TOSS FIRST SET  12. ZHANG BREAKS THE SERVE AND WINS GAME POINT AFTER NAVARRO GOES LONG / NAVARRO CLOSE-UP  13. ZHANG WINS FIRST SET 6-2 WITH A FOREHAND WINNER / ZHANG CLOSE-UP  SECOND SET  14. NAVARRO WINS A POINT WITH BACKHAND WINNER/ NAVARRO WALKING  15. NAVARRO WINS SECOND SET 6-2 WITH FOREHAND WINNER/ NAVARRO CLOSE-UP THIRD SET  16. ZHANG WINS GAME POINT WITH BACKHAND WINNER  17. ZHANG WINS A POINT WITH BACKHAND WINNER  18. NAVARRO GOES LONG AND ZHANG WIS MATCH 6-2 2-6 6-3 / ZHANG CLOSE-UP 19. ZHANG AND NAVARRO SHAKING HANDS WITH EACH OTHER  20. ZHANG ACKNOWLEDGING CROWD  STORY: Naomi Osaka rallied to defeat Leylah Fernandez 4-6 7-5 6-3 on Tuesday (October 7), advancing to the second round of the Wuhan Open after her first return to the Chinese city since 2017. Fernandez, who famously ousted Osaka at the 2021 U.S. Open, converted a breakpoint in the opening set and showcased consistent serving. However, Osaka intensified her service return pressure in a second set marked by five breaks and ultimately overcame the 2021 finalist in the deciding set. Earlier, Emma Raducanu retired from her first-round match against Ann Li while trailing 6-1 4-1, citing dizziness. The British world No. 30 appeared affected by temperatures exceeding 30°C.  In other action, Zhang Shuai delivered a home-crowd victory, upsetting 13th seed Emma Navarro of the United States in a tightly contested 6-2 2-6 6-3 match. (Production: Suramya Kaushik)

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