Naomi Osaka fined $15,000 for not speaking at French Open
May 30, 2021 20:53 ISTOsaka announced Wednesday in a Twitter post that she would not be taking part in news conferences during the French Open
Osaka announced Wednesday in a Twitter post that she would not be taking part in news conferences during the French Open
Kvitova, who reached the semifinals at Roland Garros in 2012 and last year, next faces either Elena Vesnina or Belarussian qualifier Olga Govortsova.
Osaka returned to Roland Garros after skipping the trip last time, turning in a mistake-filled 6-4, 7-6 (4) victory over 63rd-ranked Patricia Maria Tig at Court Philippe Chatrier on Day 1 of the Grand Slam tournament.
The women's doubles draw was announced in Paris on Sunday and Gauff, 17, and Williams, 40, are a surprise entry.
The No. 2-ranked Osaka has said she won't participate in news conferences at Roland Garros — and she did not do a pre-tournament session with the media.
The 26th-seeded Kerber was beaten 6-2, 6-4 to Anhelina Kalinina, a qualifier from Ukraine ranked 139th making her tournament debut.
Having never progressed beyond the fourth round of a women's major, 19-year-old Iga broke through for her maiden Grand Slam title last year, upstaging American Sofia Kenin at the French Open in Paris.
Top-ranked Djokovic struggled on serve in the first set as he was broken three times by his Slovakian opponent.
The inevitable question remains - can Nadal beat the odds, once again, to lift an unprecedented 14th on la terre battue?
Here is a look at a quartet of the teen set in tennis who eventually could end up in the spotlight during the inevitable shift as the sport's standard-bearers move from their mid-30s to their late 30s and, soon enough, their 40s.
Japanese sensation Naomi this week said that she would not face the media at Roland Garros as "people have no regard for athletes' mental health" during press conferences.
Naomi's total earnings amounted to $55.2 million, of which $5.2 million was from prize money, the highest payday ever for a female athlete.
The Big Three top the leaderboard for Grand Slam men’s singles titles: Federer and Nadal head to Roland Garros, where play begins Sunday, tied with 20, while Djokovic has 18.
Djokovic beat Coria 6-1, 6-0 in just 56 minutes to record his 952nd career win as a professional.
The Haryana youngster crashed out of the Clay Court major with a 3-6 3-6 loss to Alejandro Tabilo from Chile, last night.
The French Open is scheduled to begin Sunday in Paris. Osaka heads into the clay-court tournament ranked No. 2 in the world.
Ankita, up against higher-ranked German Greet Minnen, could win only two games in the entire match that lasted one hour and 21 minutes.
Ankita, up against higher-ranked German Greet Minnen, could win only two games in the entire match that lasted one hour and 21 minutes.
Ramkumar erased a one-set deficit to beat American Michael Mmoh 2-6 7-6(4) 6-3 in his opening round that lasted one hour and 54 minutes.
Ankita showed nerves of steel as she bounced back from a set down to beat Russian-born Australian Rodionova, ranked 168th, 3-6 6-1 6-4 in a thrilling rain-affected three-setter.
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