French Open 2026: Gold medal-clad Osaka survives three-setter, will face Sabalenka next. tennis news
Paris: Naomi Osaka’s tennis dress adorned with gold beads made more headlines than her tennis at the French Open. On Saturday, the four-time major winner echoed the sparkle in her attire as she reached the fourth round at Roland Garros for the first time.Osaka, whose four major titles have come on hardcourts in Melbourne and New York, has reached the third round here three times before. This time, against 18-year-old American Eva Jovic, she won 7-6(5), 6-7(3), 6-4 and set up a blockbuster last-16 clash against world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka, who beat Daria Kasatkina’s late charge 6-0, 7-5.“I am much calmer now. I accept that this is a process,” Osaka said.
