Florida, March 19 -- Former world number one Naomi Osaka wants to "play with the big dogs" again after battling to a three-set win against Yuliia Starodubtseva in the first round of the Miami Open.
Osaka came from a set down to beat Ukraine's Starodubtseva 3-6 6-4 6-3 and claim her first victory since the Australian Open second round in January.
It comes after the Japanese player described her first-round loss against Camila Osorio at Indian Wells two weeks ago as the "worst match I've ever played in my life", the BBC reported.
"I want to play with the big dogs so bad and I just see everyone playing so well and I want to do the same," she said after her two-and-a-half-hour epic against Starodubtseva.
"But I have to remember it's a proce...