Naomi Osaka is defeated by Jil Teichmann at Western and Southern Open
World No. 2 Naomi Osaka suffered a shocking 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 defeat to Jil Teichmann in the third round of the Western and South American Open in Cincinnati on Thursday.
Osaka repeatedly punched her left thigh with her left wrist and talked loudly to herself, trying to get herself going, but she was impassive as she shook hands at the net with the giddy Teichmann.
World number 76 Teichmann settled down and took the second set, and the momentum swung firmly in her direction in the fourth game of the decider when Osaka missed overhead smashes on back-to-back points, leading her to scream in frustration.
The miscues continued to pile up for the four-times Grand Slam champion, who issued her 41st unforced error on match point when she sent a service return long as Teichmann advanced to the quarter-finals with the biggest win of her career.
“I’m shaking right now,” Teichmann said.
“She’s a very tough opponent, a Grand Slam champion, and I’m the underdog, which is a bit easier. But you’ve got to start somewhere.”
Osaka will look to find her form ahead of the upcoming U.S. Open in New York, where she is a two-time champion.
