The French Open, one of the four major tennis tournaments, kicked off in Paris on the 30th, and Naomi Osaka, who ranked second in the world, beat Romanian players straight in the first round of women's singles and advanced to the second round. I did.
This year's French Open was postponed for a week due to the effects of the new coronavirus and began on the 30th.
Osaka, who is aiming to win the four major tournaments in a row, played against Romanian Patricia Maria Zig in 63rd place in the world in the first round of women's singles on the first day.
In the first game of the first set, Osaka suddenly got a break point by the opponent, but when he surpassed the pinch with his favorite serve, he broke the opponent's service game in the game immediately after, and then the rally. I advanced the game to the advantage and took 6-4.
In the second set, I struggled with the opponent's slice shot and got tangled up to the tiebreaker, but I tightened the key points with a powerful shot and took 7-6, and with a straight win with a set count of 2-0, I advanced to the second round. ..
"I'm really happy to win" in an interview after the match
During the French Open before the tournament, Osaka, who had indicated his intention not to attend the press conference, said in an interview on the court after the match, "I'm really happy to win. I play while continuing the match on the clay court. I hope that will improve. "