On Saturday, Katie Volynets (No. 60 in the world) faces Naomi Osaka (No. 73) in the Round of 32 at the China Open.In her last match on Wednesday, Volynets beat Dalma Galfi in two sets, 7-5, 6-1,

Former top-ranked Naomi Osaka started the China Open with a routine 6-3, 6-2 victory over Lucia Bronzetti of Italy to mark her first match with new coach Patrick Mouratoglou in positive style. The four-time Grand Slam champion was the headline act on the opening day and showed her class in closing out the first-round match against the 77th-ranked Italian player in 83 minutes.

Volynets has won 48.3% of her return games over her last 10 tournaments, and 60.2% of her service games. Over her last 10 tournaments, Osaka has won 76.1% of her service games and 30.4% of her return games.

No. 73-ranked Naomi Osaka will take on No. 32 Yulia Putintseva in the China Open Round of 64 on Thursday, September 26.In her most recent outing, Osaka fell to Karolina Muchova 3-6, 6-7 in the

Osaka, ranked 73rd, has moved up to 62nd in the live WTA rankings following her two victories. A win over Volynets could push her into the top 60, with a chance to return to the top 30 if she makes a deep run in the tournament.