AFP, Singapore :
World number four Naomi Osaka hopes to find a remedy for her misfiring serve after a heartbreaking three-set defeat to Angelique Kerber, a result which puts her on the brink of elimination at the WTA Finals.
The US Open champion fell to number one seed Kerber 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 in two hours and 30 minutes at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on Wednesday.
Winless Osaka can still qualify for the semi-finals but will need to beat eighth seeded Kiki Bertens in her final round-robin match on Friday and rely on other results in Red Group to get through.
The hard-hitting Osaka struggled on serve throughout against Kerber and had a first serve percentage of 50 for the match, which plummeted to just 44 per cent in the deciding set.
World number four Naomi Osaka hopes to find a remedy for her misfiring serve after a heartbreaking three-set defeat to Angelique Kerber, a result which puts her on the brink of elimination at the WTA Finals.
The US Open champion fell to number one seed Kerber 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 in two hours and 30 minutes at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on Wednesday.
Winless Osaka can still qualify for the semi-finals but will need to beat eighth seeded Kiki Bertens in her final round-robin match on Friday and rely on other results in Red Group to get through.
The hard-hitting Osaka struggled on serve throughout against Kerber and had a first serve percentage of 50 for the match, which plummeted to just 44 per cent in the deciding set.
