Naomi Osaka (No. 57 ranking) will meet Hailey Baptiste (No. 92) in the quarterfinals at the ASB Classic on Thursday, January 2.Osaka’s last match was a win, 6-3, 6-2, over Katie Volynets on

The WTA Auckland Open has reached the quarterfinals with the stage set for an entertaining day of tennis in New Zealand. A number of star names are set to take to the courts, and as always, we here at LWOT will be offering our predictions for every match on the slate.

Naomi Osaka completed a big comeback against Hailey Baptiste 6-7 (2) 6-1 6-2 to progress into the semifinal at the WTA 250 tournament in Auckland. Early in the match, not much was separating the two and the 92nd-ranked American managed to win the opener after winning five consecutive points from 2-2 in the tie-break.