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PARIS — Naomi Osaka survived another fraught match at the French Open to cling onto her quest for a third consecutive Grand Slam title.
After losing the first set and being a break down in the second, the top-ranked Osaka rallied to beat the former No. 1 Victoria Azarenka, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, on Thursday.
Broken by a backhand volley at the net from Azarenka in the fifth game of the second set, Osaka seemed to be in deep trouble. But, as she did in a three-set win in the first round, Osaka again proved her resilience as she turned the match around on Suzanne Lenglen Court to advance to the third round.