and dramatic contest between defending champion and world number one iga swiatek and quadruple grand slam winner naomi osaka. in a tense first set, the in form swiatek, with four titles to her name already this season, taking it on a tiebreak. osaka, though, then dominating the second, overpowering her opponent to take it 6 1. the third set, an absolute nail biter swiatek 4 1 down, seemingly out, somehow surviving breakpoint and even a match point to take the set 7 5. the dream of achieving three in a row at the french open alive and well. but for osaka who only returned to the sport four months ago, after having daughter shai a valiant end to her tournament. honestly, it s not the worst. like, i ve felt worse, for sure. i cried when i got off the court. but then, you know, for me, i kind of realised, like, i was watching iga, like, win this tournament last year and i was pregnant. and it was just my dream to, like, be able to play her. so when i kind of think of it lik
like, i ve felt worse for sure. i cried when i got off the court, but the. you know, for me, i kind of realised i was watching iga win this tournament last year and i was pregnant, and it was just my dream to be able to play her. so, when i kind of think of it like that, i think i m doing pretty well. it s hard to have any logical thoughts because for sure, it was really intense. and on a really high level. and i was in huge trouble in the third set, but i managed somehow to win this match, which is kind of abstract, but i m glad i didn t give up. over on the men s side jannik sinner is making steady progress in his bid to win back to back grand slams. the australian open champion and number two seed enjoyed a comfortable victory over the 37 year old frenchman richard gasquet. frenchman richard gasquet sinner winning in straight sets 6 4, 6 2, 6 4. carlos alcaraz had to dig deep to beat inspired qualifierjesper dejong. the spaniard looked subdued at times in a 6 3, 6 4, 2
joining us on sportsday. we re going to start at the french open in paris, where there was a thrilling and dramatic contest between defending champion and world number one, iga swiatek, and quadruple grand slam winner naomi osaka. in a tense first set, the in form swiatek, with four titles to her name already this season, taking it on a tie break. osaka, though, dominating the second, overpowering her opponent to take it 6 1. the third set was an absolute nail biter. swiatek 4 1 down and seemingly out, somehow surviving break points, and even a match point to take the set 7 5. the dream of achieving three in a row at the french open is alive and well. but for osaka, who only returned to the sport four months ago after having daughter shai, a valiant end to her tournament. honestly, it s not the worst. like, i ve felt worse for sure. i. i cried when i got off the court, but then. you know, for me, i kind of realised i was watching iga win this tournament last year and i was pr