Naomi Osaka makes a winning start at the Miami Open after being pulled out of Indian Wells

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Naomi Osaka makes a winning start at the Miami Open after being pulled out of Indian Wells

Osaka was cheered on by a 6-3, 6-4 first-round victory over Australia's Astra Sharma at the Miami Open, tearing up during her second-round loss to Veronika Kudermetova after hitting the crowd 10 days later .

"I didn't want to let anything bother me no matter what happened," Osaka, 24, said, adding that "the last match I played was not the biggest memory for me".

"I wanted to prove that I could come back here and compete, and it didn't matter whether I won or lost, just to know that I had the best attitude I could." "