Tennis: Osaka, Nara into U.S. Open 3rd round, Daniel falls to Nadal

Japan's Naomi Osaka and Kurumi Nara advanced to the women's singles third round at the U.S. Open tennis tournament Thursday, while Taro Daniel lost to world No. 1 Rafael Nadal in four sets to make a second-round exit in the men's competition along with Yuichi Sugita.Osaka defeated Denisa Allertova of the Czech Republic 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 in just under two hours to secure a spot in the third round for the second year in a row, before Nara upset Russia's eighth seed Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-3, 3-6, 6-3."I couldn't play well," said Osaka, 19, who beat defending champion Angelique Kerber of Germany in …READ FULL ARTICLE