'I hate disappointing people' - Osaka loses to Badosa

French Open 2025

Dates: 25 May-8 June Venue: Roland Garros

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Four-time awesome victor Naomi Osaka said she "hates disappointing people" aft she mislaid to Spain's Paula Badosa successful nan first information of nan French Open.

Japan's Osaka, 27, won her first title successful almost 2 years earlier this period pursuing a maternity break successful 2023.

Against Badosa she saved a group constituent earlier dominating nan first-set tie-break, but nan Spanish 10th seed showed resilience to conflict backmost and triumph 6-7 (1-7) 6-1 6-4.

Osaka concisely near her news convention to constitute herself aft becoming upset.

"As clip goes on, I consciousness for illustration I should beryllium doing better. I dislike disappointing people," said an affectional Osaka, who is moving pinch Patrick Mouratoglou - nan long-time coach to Serena Williams.

"So moreover pinch Patrick, I was reasoning this conscionable now, but he goes from moving pinch nan top subordinate ever to...this? You cognize what I mean?"

The four-time Grand Slam champion has not gone past nan 3rd information of a awesome since her return to nan WTA Tour aft nan commencement of her girl Shai successful July 2023.

She called a aesculapian timeout aft nan extremity of nan first group against Badosa arsenic she struggled pinch blisters connected her fingers during nan match.

"Since Rome, I person had blisters connected my hands. I deliberation it's from nan clash of clay, because I don't person blisters connected immoderate different surface," Osaka said.

Earlier connected Monday, ninth seed Emma Navarro exited nan tourney aft conscionable 57 minutes arsenic she suffered a 6-0 6-1 thrashing by Spain's Jessica Bouzas Maneiro.

Navarro, a semi-finalist astatine past year's US Open, did not clasp service each lucifer successful a bad boy capacity connected nan 2nd time successful Paris.

Up 6-0 5-0, Bouzas Maneiro was attempting to go nan first female to hit a top-10 subordinate 6-0 6-0 astatine a Grand Slam since nan 1989 US Open, erstwhile Martina Navratilova crushed world number 7 Manuela Maleeva.

But Navarro sewage connected nan committee and avoided a 'double bagel' scoreline pinch thief from a double responsibility by nan 68th-ranked Bouzas Maneiro.

Earlier this year, Navarro became only nan 5th subordinate this century to triumph a WTA last 6-0 6-0 pinch triumph complete Emiliana Arango astatine nan Merida Open successful Mexico.

But nan American was surgery 7 times, claimed conscionable 30 of nan 86 full points and won only 44% of her first-serve points.

Navarro was besides hindered by 23 unforced errors compared to conscionable 4 winners.

Frenchwoman Caroline Garcia's last French Open singles quality ended successful nan first information arsenic nan erstwhile world number 4 mislaid 6-4 6-4 to American Bernarda Pera.

An affectional Garcia, 31, shed a tear arsenic she waited to locomotion retired connected to Court Suzanne Lenglen for her 15th and last quality successful nan women's singles astatine Roland Garros.

Having made her debut successful 2011, her champion consequence astatine her location Slam was a quarter-final showing successful 2017.

"Stress and nan desire to do good person often gotten successful my way, particularly present astatine Roland Garros, wherever I knowledgeable immoderate difficult moments," Garcia said connected court.

"I've ever tried to springiness my all, and I've ever dreamed of winning this singles tournament.

"Unfortunately, I ne'er achieved it, but each these moments shared pinch you will stay etched successful my representation forever."

Elsewhere, three-time defending champion Iga Swiatek besides advanced to group up a gathering with Britain's Emma Raducanu.

Australian Open victor and seventh seed Madison Keys dropped conscionable 3 games arsenic she cruised past qualifier Daria Saville successful 58 minutes successful a 6-2 6-1 victory.

Former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina, seeded 12th, overcame a second-set wobble to hit Argentine qualifier Julia Riera 6-1 4-6 6-4.

Daria Kasatkina claimed her first Grand Slam lucifer triumph arsenic an Australian, aft switching allegiance from Russia, pinch a 6-1 3-6 6-3 triumph against Katerina Siniakova of nan Czech Republic.

Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova claimed her first triumph of 2025 by beating Tatjana Maria 7-6 (7-4) 6-3, while 22nd seed Jelena Ostapenko fought backmost to triumph 5-7 6-0 6-2 against Russian Polina Kudermetova.