Tennis – Naomi Osaka wins Inaugural Pan Pacific Open by beating Anastasia

Naomi Osaka has hailed her first Pan Pacific Open title win in her hometown as “special” after defeating Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in straight sets.

Osaka, 21, who had finished runner-up on two previous occasions at the tournament, beat the Russian 6-2 6-3.

The Osaka-born world number four said: “This is the city where I was born and that gave me a lot of power to play match after match.

“I love playing here and see you all next year.”