Osaka full of fight in Auckland as she books first quarter-final place for six months

The four-time Grand Slam winner, who had her 2024 season curtailed by a back injury, did not drop her serve against the Austrian Julia Grabner 

FLYING AGAIN: Naomi Osaka of Japan is finding form ahead of the year's first Grand Slam. Pic: AP Photo/Tertius Pickard

Naomi Osaka booked her place in the last eight with a straight sets win over Julia Grabher in the ASB Classic in Auckland.

The four-time Grand Slam winner, who had her 2024 season curtailed by a back injury, did not drop her serve against the Austrian.