But there was to be no third escape against a dialled-in Siniakova today as the doubles World No.1 pressed home her lead to win 6-4, 6-2. But she needed to claw her way back from the brink of defeat in both of her first two rounds in Paris: opening the tournament by dropping a bagel set to Anna Karolina Schmiedlova, Osaka was two points from a first-round exit before recovering to win 0-6, 7-6(4), 6-1 and in the second round, she trailed Victoria Azarenka 4-6, 2-4 before turning the match around 4-6, 7-5, 6-3.īoth of those battles displayed some of Osaka's best champion qualities as she found her finest shots with her back to the wall. Osaka had been riding a 14-match winning streak in Grand Slams, having stunned Serena Williams in the final of last year's US Open to capture her maiden major and followed it up by overcoming Petra Kvitova in a classic three-set Australian Open final in January. Read more: Siniakova ousts Osaka in Roland Garros stunner "This tournament I have had a feeling that was different to every other Grand Slam that I have played - because usually I find it very freeing and fun, and this time around I was kind of tense the entire time. I have been tense even when I'm sleeping."
"I haven't been able to relax since I got here," the 21-year-old told the press. PARIS, France - World No.1 Naomi Osaka, who was upset in the third round of Roland Garros today by the unseeded Katerina Siniakova, revealed afterwards that she has been feeling the tension all week.
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