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Sparkling Naomi Osaka makes another fashion statement at French Open before claiming win

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Published 3 weeks ago

Naomi Osaka ⁠turned heads with another sparkling Grand Slam fashion statement ‌on Tuesday, and the former world ‌number one matched it ‌with striking tennis to dismantle ‌unseeded German Laura Siegemund 6-3, ‌7-6(3) in the French Open first round.

[p]Months after dazzling ‌with a jellyfish-inspired outfit at ⁠the ‌Australian Open, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/osaka-naomi/MDM4BKiA/"]Osaka[/a] walked onto Court ​Suzanne Lenglen in a sequined waistcoat blouse and ​a black mesh floor-length train before unveiling a layered ⁠yellow-brown and ​gold match dress.[/p][p][b]"Honestly, it's very ⁠couture," [/b]Osaka said ‌in her on-court interview about her kit.[/p][p][b]"Funnily enough, I ​feel like... You know the Eiffel Tower at night when it's sparkly? I ​think I look like that a bit."[/b][/p][embed guid="fa5cc76f-35df-4a2d-8394-685879eab3fb" url="https://x.com/rolandgarros/status/2059288122693702128" social-type="twitter" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/siegemund-laura/ETkoNgxJ/"]Siegemund[/a], far more understated in attire, held her own once the contest ‌began, but four-time Grand Slam champion Osaka quickly took control of the opening set and closed it out with minimum fuss.[/p][p]As the blazing afternoon sun made conditions more difficult for players, Osaka allowed ‌the momentum to shift ​in the next set, but ‌the 16th seed saved a set point and powered back from 5-3 down [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/osaka-n-MDM4BKiA/siegemund-l-ETkoNgxJ/?mid=8tH5tspS"]to force a tiebreak and ⁠prevail[/a].[/p][image alt="Match stats" id="2aae6f7d-9869-48eb-ac6f-fef0f8aed7e4" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="ea8a3758-9db2-451d-9fc8-477d0abf32c2" original-width="1080" original-height="1080" /][p][b]"I felt really nervous, but for me, I haven't played on this ‌court in a little while, so it's ​nice to get out here and play ‌in front of everyone," [/b]Osaka added.[/p][p]"It's really hot, so I hope everyone is drinking water."[/p][p]Osaka takes on 2024 Paris Olympics silver medallist [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/vekic-donna/AsWv5414/"]Donna Vekic[/a] in the next round after ⁠the Croat [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/tubello-a-Y5L9UXnn/vekic-d-AsWv5414/?mid=favgF4oT"]eased ⁠past local hope Alice ‌Tubello.[/a][/p]

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