Osaka holds her nerve to reach US Open third round

NEW YORK, Sept 3 : Two-time champion Naomi Osaka overcame a flurry of mistakes to fight past Czech Katerina Siniakova 6-2 5-7 6-1, finding her mettle to reach the third round of the U.S. Open on Thursday.The 13th seed has spent years taming her own tendency toward self-recrimination, and showed the best evidence of her new career outlook as she reclaimed her composure with a bathroom break before the third set at Arthur Ashe Stadium."The match was definitely really tough. I don't know, I just felt like I had to fight," said Osaka, who will next play Belgian Elise Mertens."I think I was a little bit too hard on myself, so I took the bathroom break, tried to regroup and have no regrets." The winner in 2018 and 2020 was pristine through the first set, with just four unforced errors, as she br