Naomi Osaka wants to “play with the big dogs” as she continues a stop-start comeback from having a baby and injury problems which have hampered her season so far. Osaka fought back from a set and a break down in her Miami Open first-round match to win 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 against Ukrainian qualifier Yuliia Starodubtseva.

Naomi Osaka rallied from a set and a break down to defeat qualifier Yuliia Starodubtseva 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 in the first round of the Miami Open on Tuesday, securing her first win since January's Australian Open.

Naomi Osaka says she is back to being able to fully rely on her legs once again and that is the thing that made her "really happy" during a Miami Open first-round comeback win over Yulia Starodubtseva 3-6 6-4 6-3.