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Bianca Andreescu willed her way to an exciting 7-6 (5), 6-4 victory over Russia's Daria Kasatkina in her opening round match at the National Bank Open women's tournament in Toronto on Tuesday.
Estonia s Kaia Kanepi advanced when Osaka retired trailing 7-6 (7/4), 3-0. Kanepi, a runner-up last week in Washington, needed 71 minutes on court as she broke three times before the Japanese star called it quits.
TORONTO: Naomi Osaka’s recent struggles continued Tuesday with an early exit at the National Bank Open. The four-time Grand Slam champion retired from her first-round match with a back injury. She was trailing 7-6 (4), 3-0 against Estonia’s Kaia Kanepi when she withdrew from the contest. “I felt my back from the start of the match, and despite trying to push through it, I just