Osaka’s clay-court season starts with a loss in 1st round of Madrid Open

MADRID (AP) — Naomi Osaka's clay-court season started with a loss in the first round of the Madrid Open against Lucia Bronzetti on Tuesday.

Japan's four-time Grand Slam champion stumbled on match point as Bronzetti completed a 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 win before checking Osaka was OK as they approached the net for a post-match handshake.

The 55th-ranked Osaka was unseeded in Madrid for her first match in almost a month since reaching the fourth round of the Miami Open. Italy's Bronzetti will play fifth-seeded American Madison Keys in the second round. She will be seeking her third third-round appearance at a WTA 1000 event.

Alexandra Eala will get a rematch with Iga Swiatek in the second round in Madrid after stunning the Polish player as a wild card in Miami last month. The 19-year-old Eala won her first-round match 6-3, 6-2 against Viktoriya Tomova.

“Each match is a different story,” Eala said. “Even if it’s against the same player every time — doesn’t matter if I play her at the same time next year in Miami or in Madrid next year, it’s going to be a different story than the last one.”

Caroline Dolehide of the U.S. won 6-4, 6-4 against Elina Avanesyan to set up a second-round meeting with Liudmila Samsonova.

Another American to win was Peyton Stearns, who rallied to get past Kimberly Birrell 5-7, 6-3, 6-4. Hailey Baptiste defeated Sorana Cirstea 6-2, 5-7, 7-6 (4).

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Lucia Bronzetti, of Italy, celebrates after winning against Naomi Osaka, of Japan, during the Madrid Open tennis tournament in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Lucia Bronzetti, of Italy, returns the ball against Naomi Osaka, of Japan, during the Madrid Open tennis tournament in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Naomi Osaka, of Japan, serves against Lucia Bronzetti, of Italy, at the Madrid Open tennis tournament in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Naomi Osaka, of Japan, returns the ball against Lucia Bronzetti, of Italy, during the Madrid Open tennis tournament in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Naomi Osaka, of Japan, falls during her match against Lucia Bronzetti, of Italy, at the Madrid Open tennis tournament in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Naomi Osaka, of Japan, reacts during her match against Lucia Bronzetti, of Italy, at the Madrid Open tennis tournament in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Naomi Osaka, of Japan, leaves the court after losing to Lucia Bronzetti, of Italy, at the Madrid Open tennis tournament in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Naomi Osaka, of Japan, reacts after throwing her racket during her match against Lucia Bronzetti, of Italy, at the Madrid Open tennis tournament in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

A Ukrainian drone strike killed one person and wounded three others in the Russian city of Voronezh, local officials said Sunday.

A young woman died overnight in a hospital intensive care unit after debris from a drone fell on a house during the attack on Saturday, regional Gov. Alexander Gusev said on Telegram.

Three other people were wounded and more than 10 apartment buildings, private houses and a high school were damaged, he said, adding that air defenses shot down 17 drones over Voronezh. The city is home to just over 1 million people and lies some 250 kilometers (155 miles) from the Ukrainian border.

The attack came the day after Russia bombarded Ukraine with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles overnight into Friday, killing at least four people in the capital Kyiv, according to Ukrainian officials.

For only the second time in the nearly four-year war, Russia used a powerful new hypersonic missile that struck western Ukraine in a clear warning to Kyiv and NATO.

The intense barrage and the launch of the nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile followed reports of major progress in talks between Ukraine and its allies on how to defend the country from further aggression by Moscow if a U.S.-led peace deal is struck.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday in his nightly address that Ukrainian negotiators “continue to communicate with the American side.”

Chief negotiator Rustem Umerov was in contact with U.S. partners Saturday, he said.

Separately, Ukraine’s General Staff said Russia targeted Ukraine with 154 drones overnight into Sunday and 125 were shot down.

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This photo provided by the Ukrainian Security Service on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, shows a fragment believed to be a part of a Russian Oreshnik intermediate range hypersonic ballistic missile that hit the Lviv region. (Ukrainian Security Service via AP)

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, second left, listens to British Defense Secretary John Healey during their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Danylo Antoniuk)