Naomi Osaka of Japan waves to the crowd after winning her women's singles third round match against Alison Riske of the US at the China Open tennis tournament in Beijing on October 3, 2019. / AFP / GREG BAKER
Beijing, Naomi Osaka set up a potential first meeting with US Open champion Bianca Andreescu after winning the last 10 games to surge into the China Open quarter-finals Thursday.
The two young stars of women's tennis will clash in the last eight in Beijing if the 19-year-old Canadian Andreescu wins her match later Thursday against qualifier Jennifer Brady.
The 21-year-old Osaka, the reigning Australian Open champion, barrelled into the quarters with a convincing 6-4, 6-0 victory over the unseeded American Alison Riske.
The Japanese was broken early in the first set, but then reeled off 10 games in a row in venomous fashion.
