Top 5 Photos 2/5: Osaka ups winning streak to 14 matches

Tennis is back! After a day of no tennis due to a hotel quarantine guard testing positive for COVID-19, the players were back in action at all six warm up events. There were upsets, triumphs and even a few withdrawals Down Under.

These are the Top 5 photos from Friday:

1

Naomi Osaka's Winning Streak Continues

Make that 14 consecutive matches for the world No. 3. Osaka pulled through a tough opening set against Irina-Camelia Begu and was locked in for the entire match to post a 7-5, 6-1 scoreline. The Gippsland Trophy's No. 2 seed will next face No. 7 seed Elise Mertens for a spot in the final of the Australian Open warm-up event.

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2

Alexander Zverev Fires Back!

Although the German gave the world No. 1 a difficult time and even saved match point, he would fall, 7-6 (3), 2-6, 5-7, to Team Serbia's Novak Djokovic. The fight was far from over, however, as Zverev came back on the doubles court alongside Jan-Lennard Struff. The two would slip past Djokovic and Nikola Cacic, 7-6(4), 5-7, 10-7 to clinch the win for Germany and advance to the ATP Cup's semifinals.

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3

Stan the Man Advances

The world No. 18 came out strong by taking the first set, but found himself down 3-5 in a decider and on the brink of losing his first match of the year to Alex Bolt. The 35-year-old turned the tables once again and ultimately claimed the match, 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(5) to advance into the Murray River Open quarterfinals.

Later, though, he would withdraw from his scheduled quarterfinal clash with France's Jeremy Chardy.

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4

Team France Bows Out on High Note

Nicolas Mahut and Edouard Roger-Vasselin may have fallen short against Austria and ended their ATP Cup campaign, but they finished strong. The French duo posted a seamless 6-3, 6-3 score over Philipp Oswald and Tristan-Samuel Weissborn. Mahut also managed a 7-6 (2), 6-2 win over Dennis Novak in singles to finish second in Group C.

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5

Simona Halep Falls

The Romanian hasn't competed in a WTA event since last October at the rescheduled Roland Garros, and it appeared she was feeling lower back pain during her quarterfinal bout against Ekaterina Alexandrova. The world No. 33 surged past the Gippsland Trophy No. 1 seed, 6-2, 6-1, to take a 2-1 lead in their head-to-head record.

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