Naomi Osaka strolls into Australian Open third round with an ace – The Guardian

Of all the strange events to have unfolded during this unique Australian Open, few moments have been as peculiar as the draw ceremony. Instead of its usual glamorous presentation, the draw was livestreamed from a claustrophobic office in Melbourne Park where the coordinator badly mispronounced countless names and nobody could see the pairings.
When they were finally published, the consensus was clear: Naomi Osaka had been handed a tough draw, potentially filled with a series of prominent opponents…

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