Four-time major champion Naomi Osaka used a rain break to her advantage to power to a straight-sets win in the second round of the Auckland Classic on Wednesday. The first set went with serve to 5-5 before rain forced the players off court for just over an hour, allowing Osaka a chance to address a “nervous” start. “I just tried …
Naomi Osaka’s coach says she is using her superstar status to force change with her controversial media boycott at Roland Garros. “Naomi has the opportunity to use her status to address problems and to initiate things,” Osaka’s Belgian coach Wim Fissette told German magazine Der Spiegel. Osaka has likened traditional post-match press conferences to “kicking people when they’re down”, but …
