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.

The WTA Miami Open second round features exciting matchups as top seeds enter the draw. Naomi Osaka faces Liudmila Samsonova, while Magda Linette looks to build momentum against Ekaterina Alexandrova.

A shock 6-4 6-4 loss to Camila Osorio in the first round at the Indian Wells Open earlier this month marked a poor return to action for Osaka, who labelled that performance as her worst ever