Saturday, the Japanese-Haitian https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-25487-haiti-tennis-naomi-osaka-proud-of-her-haitian-origins.html Naomi Osaka (21) number 1 worldwide, victorious of the last two Grand Slam tournaments : the Australian Open 2019 https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-26767-haiti-flash-naomi-osaka-wins-the-australian-open.html and the US Open 2018 https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-23897-icihaiti-tennis-the-haitian-japanese-naomi-osaka-crush-serena-williams.html was eliminated in the third round for its first participation in Roland-Garros, beaten [6-4, 6-2] in 1h13 by the Czech Katerina Siniakova 23 years old and (42nd in the world singles).

Osaka never led in this match against the Czech. Tied 4-4 in the first set, Naomi Osaka gave up her commitment and despite a saved set ball she finally lost [6-4]. In the second set, after the 2-2 tie, Naomi was unable to score a new point and lost [6-2], conceding 38 unforced errors during the match. However, Naomi Osaka is sure to retain her world No. 1 title at the end of this tournament.

The potential quarterfinal between Naomi Osaka and the American Serena Williams (37 years) will not take place https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-27812-haiti-tennis-roland-garros-possible-1-4-final-between-naomi-osaka-and-serena-williams.html . Note that Serena Williams was also eliminated on Saturday in the third round by her compatriot Sofia Kenin (20 years old) [6-2, 7-5]

With this defeat, Naomi Osaka, appointed by President Jovenel Moïse in November 2018 Goodwill Ambassador for the promotion of Haitian sport https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-26065-icihaiti-politic-naomi-osaka-honored-at-the-national-palace.html , will not become the first-ever player in history to win three first Grand Slam titles in a row.

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-27812-haiti-tennis-roland-garros-possible-1-4-final-between-naomi-osaka-and-serena-williams.html

https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-27509-icihaiti-time-2019-naomi-osaka-in-the-top-100-of-most-influential-personalities.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-26767-haiti-flash-naomi-osaka-wins-the-australian-open.html

https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-26065-icihaiti-politic-naomi-osaka-honored-at-the-national-palace.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-25487-haiti-tennis-naomi-osaka-proud-of-her-haitian-origins.html

https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-23897-icihaiti-tennis-the-haitian-japanese-naomi-osaka-crush-serena-williams.html

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