On Tuesday, the Haitian-Japanese Naomi Osaka after her victory against the Czech Marie Bouzková (21) in two sets [6-2, 6-4] continued on her way to the victory spreading in the second round of the Open Australia to Melbourne, the Chinese Saisai Zheng (25 years old) in 2 sets [6-2, 6-4] in 1h20.

With two victories and no lost set, Naomi qualifies for the third round where she will face Friday the young American "tennis prodigy" Cori Gauff (15) who lost in 2 sets against Naomi [6-3 , 6-0]. Despite her experience of two Grand Slam tournaments Naomi takes nothing for granted and remains focused.

In a press conference Cori Gauff who qualified on the wire in 3 sets [4-6, 6-3, 7-5] against the Romanian Sorana Cirstea (29), in view of the match against Naomi Osaka said "I think I would be less nervous this time. At the US Open I was nervous because it was my first time on Arthur Ashe court [...] She plays [Naomi] very aggressive, so this time I will try to be more aggressive from the start [...] My state of mind is to tell myself that I'm going to fight and if I lose, it's not the end of the world [...] I'm not trying to win as much as playing my best tennis. Logically, victory will follow."

A match everyone is waiting for, the first big shock to the Australian Open.

See also :

https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-29821-icihaiti-australian-open-good-start-for-naomi-osaka.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-26055-haiti-tennis-the-haitian-japanese-star-naomi-osaka-visiting-haiti.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-25487-haiti-tennis-naomi-osaka-proud-of-her-haitian-origins.html

https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-22548-icihaiti-flash-a-haitian-japanese-world-star-of-tennis-visiting-haiti.html

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