Osaka sparkles again to set up Sabalenka clash at French Open

Naomi Osaka once again lit up Roland-Garros with her choice of outfit as well as her talent on court as she beat American teenager Iva Jovic to set up a meeting with world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka in the fourth round of the French Open.

Osaka had to dig deep for a hard-fought 7-6 (7-5) 6-7 (3-7) 6-4 victory ‌over 17th seed Jovic, in a match lasting two minutes short of the three-hour mark, while Sabalenka had a more comfortable afternoon in disposing of Australian Daria Kasatkina 6-0 7-5.