World number two Naomi Osaka began her French Open campaign with a 6-4 7-6(4) win over Romanian Patricia Maria Tig on the opening day of the claycourt Grand Slam on Sunday.
The four-time Grand Slam title winner, seeking her first second-week showing at the clay court major, fended off a spirited challenge from Patricia in one hour and 47 minutes. Naom
Naomi Osaka was fined $20,000 by Grand Slam organisers for skipping a news conference following her first-round win at the French Open, and was also warned of possible expulsion from Roland Garros and future majors if she fails to meet her media commitments.
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In the run up to the claycourt major, the world number two announced she would boycott news conferences while in Paris to raise awareness of players mental well-being, saying the nature of questions from journalists is like kicking a person when they are down .
Osaka started her French Open campaign with a 6-4 7-6(4) win over Romanian Patricia Maria Tig and then snubbed the post-match news conference, although the four-time Grand Slam champion did hold a court-side interview immediately after the contest.