‘I hate disappointing people’ – Osaka loses to Badosa

French Open 2025

Location: Roland Garros, May 25 – June

Naomi Osaka, a four-time major winner, said she “hates disappointing people” after losing to Paula Badosa in the French Open first round.

Following a 2023 maternity break, Japan’s Osaka, 27, took her first title this month.

She saved a set point against Badosa before winning the first-set tie-break, but the Spanish top seed fought back, winning 7-6 (1-7) 6-1 6-4.

After becoming upset, Osaka briefly paused to focus on herself.

I think I should be doing better as the years progress. Osaka, who has worked with Serena Williams’ long-time coach Patrick Mouratoglou, said, “I hate disappointing people.”

“So even with Patrick, I was just thinking about this, but he transitions from working with Patrick to… this,” I thought. You are aware of my intent.

Since resuming play on the WTA Tour following the birth of her daughter Shai in July 2023, the four-time Grand Slam champion has not missed a major.

After the first set against Badosa, she called a medical timeout because she had blisters on her fingers during the match.

Emma Navarro, the ninth seeded, limped out of the tournament earlier on Monday after only 57 minutes as a result of Jessica Bouzas Maneiro’s 6-0, 6-1 thrashing.

Navarro, who reached the semi-finals of the previous year’s US Open, did not play well on the second day in Paris.

With a winning record of 6-0 5-0, Bouzas Maneiro attempted to become the first woman to defeat a top-10 player with 6-0 6-0 at a Grand Slam since Martina Navratilova defeated world no. 7 Manuela Maleeva in the 1989 US Open.

However, Navarro capitalized on a double error by Bouzas Maneiro, who was 68th overall, to prevent a “double bagel” scoreline.

With victory over Emiliana Arango at the Merida Open in Mexico earlier this year, Navarro won the Merida Open and became only the fifth player to do so in a century.

However, the American only won 44% of her first-serve points and only claimed 30 of the 86 total points.

Caroline Garcia’s final French Open singles appearance was ended in the first round, defeating Bernarda Pera, a Frenchwoman, 6-4, 6-4.

As she waited on Court Suzanne Lenglen’s 15th and final appearance in the women’s singles at Roland Garros, an emotional Garcia, 31 tears broke.

Her best performance at her home Slam was a quarter-final appearance in 2017 despite making her debut in 2011 and reaching the semifinals in that year.

“It’s been a difficult situation for me because of stress and the desire to do well,” Garcia said on court.

“I’ve always made an effort to give it my all,” he said. “I’ve always wanted to win this singles tournament.

Madison Keys, the seventh-seeded Australian Open champion, defeated qualifier Daria Saville 58 minutes later to claim a 6-2, 6-1 victory.

Elena Rybakina, a former champion of 12th-ranked tennis, defeated Argentine qualifier Julia Riera 6-1, 4 , 6-4, to win the match.

Daria Kasatkina defeated Czech Republic’s Katerina Siniakova 6-1, 3 6-3, to claim her first Grand Slam victory as an Australian.