Clay 8 consecutive wins ended! Naomi Osaka lost to the final and missed Rome

On May 12, the fourth round of the WTA1000 Rome Station began. Former world number one Naomi Osaka played, and her opponent was Sterns, who ranked 42nd in the world. The two sides fought fiercely in this game for three sets, and Sterns narrowly defeated Naomi Osaka 2-1, ending Naomi Osaka's previous eight consecutive victories and successfully entered the Rome women's singles quarterfinals. In the first set, Sterns broke Osaka Naomi's service game in the third game and took a 2-1 lead. In the 10th game, Stearns saved the break point and successfully retained the service in the servited game, winning the first set 6-4.

The two sides maintained their serves in the first 7 games in the second set. In the 8th game, Naomi Osaka completed the key break and led 5-3 to win the set. In the 9th game, Naomi Osaka scored 4 points in a row and held the match with a 6-3 draw to the final set.

Naomi Osaka started with a break and a guarantee, gaining a 2-0 advantage. Then Stearns broke through with protection and tied 2-2. In the 6th game, Stearns broke again and successfully broke again, and Naomi Osaka then quickly broke back. The two sides tied 6-6 in the first 12 games, and the game was dragged into tiebreak. In the tiebreaker, Naomi Osaka lost 5 points in a row after 4-2, and Sterns won the tiebreaker 7-4.

Finally, in a 2 hours and 41 minutes game, Sterns narrowly defeated Naomi Osaka 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (4), ending the latter's 8-game winning streak. Sterns, who participated in Rome for the first time, successfully entered the quarterfinals. This is the second time she has entered the quarterfinals of 1000 in her career after last year's Toronto station. Next, Sterns will wait for the winner between Svitorina and Collins.