Naomi Osaka was very well aware that the upcoming French Open would have been a tough task since she was not very comfortable playing on clay. Unfortunately, things are becoming even more tricky for the Japanese sensation after she publicly announced that she intends not to entertain any press conference during the French slam. That attracted a lot of criticism that may add more stress and uncertainty to the world number 2.
Naomi Osaka record at the French Open
Naomi Osaka has a fantastic record when playing majors on hard courts. She won the US Open and the Australian Open twice each of them. However, things are completely different in the other slams.
Naomi has never managed to go beyond the 3rd round in both the Roland Garros and the French Open. In Paris, she reached the third round on 3 occasions back in 2016, 2018, and 2019 (details).
Naomi will start her run in Paris on Sunday 11am against the world no.63 Patricia Maria Tig.
Naomi Osaka and Patricia Maria Tig played locked horns just once. Their actual record is 1-0 for Osaka. When they played, Naomi Osaka won 6-7(6) 6-2 6-1 in the 2nd round in Hua Hin (Hua Hin Championships) in November 2015.
Naomi Osaka in 2021
At the moment ranked no.2, Osaka played her last match on the 12th of May when she was overcome by world no.29 Jessica Pegula 7-6(2) 6-2 in the 2nd round in Rome (draw).
During this season the Japanese has achieved an overall 13-3 match record. Osaka conquered 1 title at the Australian Open.
Patricia Maria Tig in 2021
Now ranked no.63, Patricia played her last match on the 16th of May when she surrendered to world no.173 Mihaela Buzarnescu 4-6 7-5 6-2 in the 1st round in Belgrade (draw).
This season Maria Tig has managed to achieve a compiled 3-8 win-loss record.
