Osaka lets racquet do talking to reach French Open second round

Japan’s Naomi Osaka put the controversy over her refusal to speak to the media to one side as she started the French Open with a straight-set win.

Second seed Osaka won 6-4 7-6 (7-4) against Romania’s Patricia Maria Tig when the Grand Slam began on Sunday.

Osaka, 23, hit 20 winners in a largely dominant first set, but had to work even harder in the second before her quality came through in the tie-break.

The four-time