- No 2 seed fined $15,000 by the four grand slam organisers
- Osaka defeats Patricia Maria Tig to reach second round
Naomi Osaka has been fined $15,000 (£10,570) for her refusal to “honour her contractual media obligations” following her 6-4, 7-6 (4) victory over Patricia Maria Tig in her first-round match at Roland Garros on Sunday.
In a lengthy and stern statement released shortly after her win, the four grand slam tournaments warned that should Osaka repeatedly violate the rules, she could be “exposing herself” to sanctions including being thrown out of the tournament and a major offence investigation that could lead to future grand slam suspensions.
Written by Tumaini Carayol
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/may/30/french-open-womens-singles-naomi-osaka-patricia-tig under the title “Naomi Osaka fined for media snub and threatened with French Open expulsion”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
