Naomi Osaka Faces French Open Expulsion Over Media Boycott
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QatarTribune Qatar_Tribune MotoGP mourns QatarTribuneChannel qatar_tribune Moto3 Swiss rider Dupasquier’s death after accident at Mugello pagE 14 MONDAY, MAY 31, 2021 Naomi Osaka faces French Open expulsion over media boycott DPA asked her to reconsider her said the 23-year-old, who PARIS position and tried unsuccess- skipped the tournament last fully to speak with her to check year after winning her third NAOMI Osaka has been on her well-being, understand slam title at the US Open. warned, she faces being thrown the specifics of her issue and “It’s a very beautiful court. out of the French Open should what might be done to address I’ve only played two matches she continue her media boycott. it on site. here, one was before the roof The four-time Grand Slam and one is right now. Hope- champion announced on so- fully I’ll keep it going.” cial media ahead of the tour- The four-time Grand Slam Regarding her movement nament that she would not champion has been on clay, Osaka, who next be doing any press at Roland warned, she faces being meets another Romanian in Garros, citing mental health Ana Bogdan, said: “I would reasons. thrown out of the French say it’s a work in progress. It has not gone down well Open should she continue Hopefully the more I play, with the tournament and drew her media boycott. the better I’ll get.” an unusually punchy joint Petra Kvitova, a semi-fi- statement from the four Grand “A core element of the nalist last year, saved a match Slams, who threatened Osaka Grand Slam regulations is the point in the second set against with severe sanctions should responsibility of the players to Greet Minnen before coming she not reconsider her stance. engage with the media, what- through 6-7 (3-7), 7-6 (7-5), 6-1. A statement Sunday said: ever the result of their match, Angelique Kerber has won “We have advised Naomi Osa- a responsibility which play- titles at the other three slams ka that, should she continue ers take for the benefit of the but her chances of complet- to ignore her media obliga- sport, the fans and for them- ing the set appear remote tions during the tournament, selves. after a third successive first- she would be exposing herself “As a sport, there is noth- round loss. to possible further code of ing more important than en- The German, twice a quar- conduct infringement conse- suring no player has an un- ter-finalist in Paris, was beat- quences. fair advantage over another, en 6-2, 6-4 by a very in-form “As might be expected, re- which unfortunately is the player in qualifier Anhelina peat violations attract tougher case in this situation if one Kalinina, who has now won sanctions including default player refuses to dedicate time her last 14 matches. from the tournament and the to participate in media com- American Danielle Col- trigger of a major offence in- mitments while the others all lins, who is back on tour after vestigation that could lead to honour their commitments.” undergoing surgery for en- more substantial fines and fu- Despite her media snub, dometriosis, battled to a 6-2, ture grand slam suspensions.” Osaka did take part in a 4-6, 6-4 victory over China’s Osaka has been fined short and rather awkward Wang Xiyu. $15,000 for refusing to fulfil on-court interview for the Russian Elena Vesnina, her media commitments after few hundred fans allowed meanwhile, defeated Olga a 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) first-round vic- into Court Philippe Chatrier Govortsova 6-1, 6-0 in her tory over Patricia Maria Tig. following her victory over first singles match at a Grand The statement continued: Romanian Tig. Slam since taking maternity Naomi Osaka of Japan during her French Open first round match against Romanian Patricia Maria Tig at Roland Garros on Sunday. “The Roland Garros teams “I’m very glad that I won,” leave in 2018. Two-time Open finalist Thiem stunned by veteran Andujar DPA/ATP PARIS Results (1st Round) Men’S SINGLES WOMen’S SINGLES TWO-TIME French Open fi- Pablo Carreno Busta (12), Spain, def. Norbert Ana Bogdan, Romania, def. Elisabetta Cocciaretto, Italy, Gombos, Slovakia, 6-3, 6-4, 6-3; Fabio Fognini (27), 6-1, 6-3; Anhelina Kalinina, Ukraine, def. Angelique nalist Dominic Thiem was Italy, def. Gregoire Barrere, France, 6-4, 6-1, 6-4; Enzo Kerber (26), Germany, 6-2, 6-4; Paula Badosa, Spain, stunned by veteran Spaniard Couacaud, France, def. Egor Gerasimov, Belarus, 7-6 def. Lauren Davis, United States, 6-2, 7-6 (3); Ajla Pablo Andujar in the first (3), 6-4, 6-3; Henri Laaksonen, Switzerland, def. Tomljanovic, Australia, def. Kateryna Kozlova, Ukraine, round at Roland Garros. Yannick Hanfmann, Germany, 6-1, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2; 6-2, 6-4; Naomi Osaka (2), Japan, def. Patricia Maria Roberto Bautista Agut (11), Spain, def. Mario Vilella Tig, Romania, 6-4, 7-6 (4); Danka Kovinic, Montenegro, Thiem has struggled for Martinez, Spain, 6-4, 6-4, 6-2; Karen Khachanov def. Clara Burel, France, 6-3, 7-6 (8); Danielle Collins, form since winning his first (23), Russia, def. Jiri Vesely, Czech Republic, 6-1, 6-2, United States, def. Xiyu Wang, China, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4; Grand Slam title at the US 6-3; Guido Pella, Argentina, def. Daniel Elahi Galan, Elena Rybakina (21), Kazakhstan, def. Elsa Jacquemot, Open last summer but looked Colombia, 6-3, 7-6 (4), 7-5; Miomir Kecmanovic, France, 6-4, 6-1; Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (31), Serbia, def. Daniel Evans (25), Britain, 1-6, 6-3, 6-3, Russia, def. Christina McHale, United States, 6-4, 6-0; Jordan offers to to be finding a way past Andu- 6-4; Marton Fucsovics, Hungary, def. Gilles Simon, Petra Kvitova (11), Czech Republic, def. Greet Minnen, jar when he opened up a two- France, 6-4, 6-1, 7-6 (5); Pablo Andujar, Spain, def. Belgium, 6-7 (3), 7-6 (5), 6-1; Elena Vesnina, Russia, set lead. Dominic Thiem (4), Austria, 4-6, 5-7, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4; def. Olga Govortsova, Belarus, 6-1, 6-0; Clara Tauson, host Davis Cup as However Andujar, who Marcos Giron, United States, def. Grigor Dimitrov Denmark, def. Ekaterine Gorgodze, Georgia, 6-4, 6-2; (16), Bulgaria, 2-6, 4-6, 7-5, 3-0, ret.; Mackenzie Aryna Sabalenka (3), Belarus, def. Ana Konjuh, Croatia, beat Roger Federer in Geneva McDonald, United States, def. Emil Ruusuvuori, 6-4, 6-3; Veronika Kudermetova (29), Russia, def. last week, fought back to win Finland, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-3; Cristian Garin (22), Amanda Anisimova, United States, 7-6 (5), 6-1; Nao Vietnam unable 4-6, 5-7, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 and re- Chile, def. Juan Ignacio Londero, Argentina, 3-6, 6-4, Hibino, Japan, def. Nina Stojanovic, Serbia, 7-6 (4), 6-2; cord his first victory over a 7-6 (6), 6-2; Kei Nishikori, Japan, def. Alessandro eylah Annie Fernandez, Canada, def. Anastasia Giannessi, Italy, 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-3, 4-6, 6-4; Alejandro Potapova, Russia, 6-2, 6-1; Victoria Azarenka (15), to organise event top-five player at the age of 35. Davidovich Fokina, Spain, def. Mikhail Kukushkin, Belarus, def. Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russia, 6-4, 2-6, 6-3; Thiem took a six-week Spain’s Pablo Andujar celebrates after winning 4-6, 5-7, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 Kazakhstan, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3; Alexander Zverev (6), Katerina Siniakova, Czech Republic, def. Marie Bouzkova, break in March and April to against Austria’s Dominic Thiem during their men’s singles first round Germany, def. Oscar Otte, Germany, 3-6, 3-6, 6-2, Czech Republic, 6-0, 4-6, 6-2; Aliaksandra Sasnovich, QNA/AGENCIES southern Tay Ninh Province step back from the demands match on Day 1 of 2021 French Open in Paris on Sunday. (AFP) 6-2, 6-0. Belarus, def. Diane Parry, France, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. AMMAN in June. of the tour and bubble life The matches had been and must now reflect on a sults at the slams. Although even if I was two-sets-to-love sets down, having also done No. 152’s serve eight times. THE Jordan Tennis Federa- scheduled at the Hai Dang first opening-round loss at he has played arguably the down. So I tried to keep fo- so in last year’s US Open And although he will want tion has officially requested Tennis Club from June 16 to Roland Garros. best tennis of his career in cused. I knew I could win that semi-finals against Pablo to clean up his eight double to host the Davis Cup round, 19, according to the Inter- The 27-year-old, who was 2020 and 2021, he has won third set, and everything was Carreno Busta. faults, the German won 59 which was scheduled to be national Tennis Federation seeded fourth, has reached just two matches in five major going to change.” Although Zverev was per cent of his second-serve held in Vietnam on August 23. (ITF). at least the quarter-finals on tournaments. World No. 4 Thiem, who pushed to a deciding set, the points and finished off his vic- The president of the fed- The Vietnamese team, his previous five visits, losing “It is very special to win finished as runner-up to Ra- 24-year-old was able to ad- tory with his 50th winner, a eration, Hazem Adas, told ranked 71st in the world, will to Rafael Nadal in the final in here at Roland Garros,” said fael Nadal in the 2018 and vance after two hours and backhand up the line off his Jordan News Agency on Sun- play Hong Kong (68th), Syria 2018 and 2019.