World number one and top seed Naomi Osaka said she was a bundle of nerves as she flirted with a first-round exit at the French Open. More here: RG19
PARIS - World number one and top seed Naomi Osaka said she was a bundle of nerves as she flirted with a first-round exit at the French Open on Tuesday before firing herself up to beat Slovakia’s Anna Karolina Schmiedlova.
But she displayed immense fighting spirit to roar back for a 0-6 7-6 6-1 victory and set up a seismic second-round clash with former world number one Victoria Azarenka of Belarus. Nothing she tried came off in the opening set and it looked as though the women’s draw was about to lose another big name following the exits of former world number ones Caroline Wozniacki, Angelique Kerber and Venus Williams.
Mats Wilander, commentating for Eurosport, said it was reminiscent of some matches played by 23-times Grand Slam champion Serena Williams when the American has appeared out of kilter before turning things round.“Osaka’s fighting spirit is up there with the great champions and that’s what I think we’re going to see from her for the rest of her career,” twice French Open champion Wilander said.
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