Noami Osaka wins her first match after maternity break

Four (4) time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka progressed to the second round, winning her first Grand Slam match since returning from a maternity break. While 6th seed Andrey Rublev progressed, home favorite Ugo Humbert was knocked out.

Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka won her first Grand Slam match after returning from a maternity break. The former World No. 1 defeated World No. 67 Lucia Bronzetti in the women’s singles first round 6-1, 4-6, 7-5 in 2 hours and a minute at the Phillipe Chatrier on the Naomi Osaka had returned from a 15-month break earlier in the year and crashed out in the opening round of the Australian Open to Caroline Garcia. However, the star player had a good run on clay, one of her weakest surfaces, in the lead-up to the Roland Garros. Despite her early exit in Madrid, she reached the pre-quarterfinal in Rome in May. opening day of the main draw in Roland Garros on Sunday, May 26.

Osaka looked shaky in the opening-round win on Sunday. After dominating the first set against Bronzetti, the World No. 134 dropped her second set. Osaka got off to a rocking start in the decider, taking a 4-0 lead and looked like cruising to a victory. However, Osaka lost four or five games on the trot and served to stay in the match before wriggling out of trouble.

Naomi Osaka will next play the winner of another first-round match between World No. 1 Iga Swiatek and Jeanjean, a qualifier in Paris.

Osaka had spoken about improving on clay, hoping to have a good run in Roland Garros. Notably, the former numero uno had not gone past the third round in the clay-court Grand Slam.

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