DOHA: Naomi Osaka battled into the last 16 of the Qatar Open on Tuesday but Coco Gauff and Ons Jabeur crashed to surprise second-round exits with straight-sets defeats.

Four-time Grand Slam champion Osaka brushed past Croatia's Petra Martic, 6-3, 7-6 (11/9), continuing a comeback from maternity leave after giving birth to her daughter in July.

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