World number one Naomi Osaka’s winning streak at the majors ended in a third round defeat at the French Open yesterday, while the men’s top-ranked Novak Djokovic extended his run to 24 in search of a second career non-calendar year Grand Slam.
Japan’s Osaka went out 6-4, 6-2 against 42nd-ranked Czech Katerina Siniakova as the already heavily depleted women’s field saw another shock exit. Osaka has never gone beyond the third round in now four appearances at Roland Garros.
She had won 16 straight Grand Slam matches in a row before, with titles at the 2018 US Open and the …read more
Source: Gulf times
