Osaka foresees 'fun' rivalry with phenom Gauff

Naomi Osaka predicted she will strike up an exciting rivalry with American teen sensation Coco Gauff as part of a changing landscape at the top of women's tennis.

Defending US Open champion Osaka outclassed the tearful 15-year-old 6-3, 6-0 in just over an hour Saturday to advance to the fourth round in New York.

But world number one Osaka, also the reigning Australian Open champion, anticipates the pair will wage battles on the court for years to come.

"I feel like of course we're going to play multiple times in the future. She's so young. That's definitely going to happen," Osaka said.

"She seems very intelligent, so I think there's automatically things that she's going to change the next time that we play.

"I'm not necessarily looking forward to that, but I think it will be fun for you guys to watch."
"I wanted her to have her head high, not walk off the court sad. I want her to, like, be aware that she's accomplished so much and she's still so young."
She added: "I was just thinking it would be nice for her to address the people that came and watched her play. They were cheering for her."
"It's not even a skill sort of thing, it's just I trust myself more."
"I'm just out here trying my best. I'm just going with the flow at this rate. I've never defended a Grand Slam before."