Defending champion Naomi Osaka lost to Amanda Anisimova in the third round of the Australian Open on Friday. Osaka crashed out when she went down 4-6 6-3 7-6 (10-5) to Anisimova, ranked 60th in the world. It was the first meeting between the four-time Grand Slam winner Osaka and Anisimova, who will next meet Australian world number one Ash Barty for a place in the quarter-finals of the year’s opening major at Melbourne Park.
