Naomi Osaka reaches first grass court final at Bad Homburg Open

Four-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka is into the first grass court final of her career after blasting past China’s Wang Xinyu at Bad Homburg on Friday. The Japanese sixth seed Osaka won 6-3, 6-3 in sweltering conditions at the key Wimbledon preparation tournament, with the mercury topping out at 37 degrees Celsius. READ: Naomi Osaka cruises into Bad Homburg Open semifinals After the match, Osaka said she was thrilled to reach a first career grass court final but had her eyes on the prize. “I’m also really happy, but there’s one more match to be played and we’re going […]... Keep on reading: Naomi Osaka reaches first grass court final at Bad Homburg Open