Former world No. 1s Naomi Osaka and Victoria Azarenka both advanced to round two at the Bad Homburg Wimbledon warm-up. Osaka edged Olga Danilovic 7-6(8), 7-6(4), firing 16 aces and snapping a three-match losing streak. She’ll face fifth seed Emma Navarro next.
Azarenka, a qualifier, defeated Germany’s Laura Siegemund 6-2, 6-2 and now meets Poland’s Iga Swiatek in the second round. Croatia’s Donna Vekić also progressed, overturning last year’s runner-up Diana Shnaider 6-3, 6-3 and will play Linda Nosková next.
