Japan’s Naomi Osaka made a winning comeback after four months out with victory in the first round of the Melbourne Summer Set event.
Osaka was playing her first match since September’s US Open after taking a break to deal with mental health issues.
The former world number one claimed the first three games of the final set before serving out the win from 0-30 down and set up a meeting with Petra Martic or Maryna Zanevska.