A teen bopper hits the big time
by By Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times
Aug 29, 2017
3 minutes
NEW YORK - Don't be fooled by the whispery, little-girl voice that makes Naomi Osaka sound much younger than 19. This young woman is ready to roar, and she made an emphatic statement about her potential when she knocked defending champion Angelique Kerber out of the U.S. Open with a stunning 6-3, 6-1 first-round victory Tuesday under the closed roof at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Emerging from the locker room and seeing the sizable crowd left her "a little bit freaked out," she said later, but
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