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05/30 07:51 CDT It's more than just fashion for Naomi Osaka in Paris. She's
into the French Open 4th round
It's more than just fashion for Naomi Osaka in Paris. She's into the French
Open 4th round
By ANDREW DAMPF
AP Sports Writer
PARIS (AP) --- It's more than just a fashion show for Naomi Osaka at the French
Open. The four-time Grand Slam champion has advanced to the fourth round at
Roland Garros for the first time in her career.
Osaka beat 18-year-old American opponent Iva Jovic 7-6 (5), 6-7 (3), 6-4 over
nearly three hours on Saturday, in her 100th Grand Slam match.
Once again, Osaka wore a metallic gold bomber jacket over her sequined gold
playing dress during her walk-on. But this time her outfit was offset by a
tannish-gold colored train that stretched all the way down to the red clay on
Court Suzanne-Lenglen.
For her opening match, Osaka walked on in a ceremonial black skirt and
sleeveless beaded bodice before revealing her gold dress, which she said
reminded her of the Eiffel Tower sparkling at night. Then she had on the bomber
jacket and an ivory-colored train for her second match.
"It's a surprise every time," Osaka said of her fashion choices.
For the seventh straight day of the tournament, it was hot and humid, with the
temperature forecast to rise to 34 degrees Celsius (93 Fahrenheit). The heat is
expected to break for Sunday and the second week.
Midway through Osaka's victory, a spectator was carried out of the stadium on a
stretcher due to an apparent illness.
Osaka's Round of 16 opponent will be top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka or Daria
Kasatkina, who were playing later.
In the same half of the draw, defending champion Coco Gauff was playing
28th-seeded Anastasia Potapova.
Russia's Diana Shnaider beat Ukraine's Oleksandra Oliynykova 7-5, 6-1 after
Oliynykova accused her of being a propagandist for the war between their
countries.
In men's action, Felix Auger-Aliassime plays American opponent Brandon
Nakashima. At No. 4, Auger-Aliassime is the highest-seeded player remaining in
the top half of the draw after Jannik Sinner's stunning defeat two days ago.
Also, 17-year-old Frenchman Moise Kouame plays Alejandro Tabilo attempting to
become the youngest man to reach the fourth round at Roland Garros since Bjorn
Borg was 16 in 1973.
Flavio Cobolli beat Learner Tien 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 and will next meet Zachary
Svajda, who defeated Francisco Cerundolo 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 6-3.
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