MELBOURNE, Jan 20 — Defending champion Naomi Osaka fired back at a social media user who jeered her arrival on court before her 6-2 6-4 victory over Czech Republic’s Marie Bouzkova in the Australian Open first round today. The 22-year-old from Japan next faces China’s Zheng Saisai, who needed...
Naomi Osaka signs autographs for fans after winning the match against Marie Bouzkova in Melbourne January 20, 2020. — Reuters pic
Osaka, who admitted to some nerves entering the tournament as defending champion, was less than impressed with one social media user who wrote “Boooooooooooo” on the event’s official Twitter page as it announced the match was about to start. “She was very upset. I also wonder, people like this, if they see you in person, I wonder what they would do?”
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