​After returning to the court after becoming a mother, Naomi Osaka had a short adventure at the Australian Open 2024. Nippon lost in the first round Caroline Garciabut he is not the only big name to leave the competition in Melbourne on Monday.

Naomi Osaka lost to Caroline Garcia at the 2024 Australian Open

Former WTA number one and 2019 and 2021 Australian Open champion Osaka succumbed after an hour and 27 minutes of play 6-4, 7-6(2).

In the next round, the Frenchwoman Garcia (16th favorite) will defeat the Polish Magdalena Frech (69 WTA).

Know:

• We will remind, Naomi Osaka retired from tennis first because of mental health problems, and then because she became pregnant (gave birth to a girl in July 2023).

• Now back on the WTA, Osaka has big ambitions: to take part in the Olympic Games in Paris and win other Grand Slam trophies.

• During her career, Osaka triumphed four times at the Grand Slam tournaments: Australian Open (2019, 2021) and US Open (2018, 2020).

Australian Open 2024 – Results posted on Monday, January 15

Favorites eliminated on Monday from Australian Open 2024: Marketa Vondrousova (7), Veronika Kudermetova (15), Kateryna Aleksandrova (17), Donna Vekich (21), Anastasia Potapova (23), Angelina Kalinina (24) and Mari Buzkova (31).

I go further: Coco Gauf (4), Ons Jabert (6), Beatrice Haddad Maia (10), Caroline Garcia (16), Elina Svitolina (19), Elise Mertens (25) and Jasmine Paolini (26).

Linda Noskova – Marie Buzkova (31) 6-1, 7-5

Victoria Tomova – Kayla Day 6-4, 6-2

Storm Chaser – Sara Errani 6-4, 6-3

Nadia Podoroska – Tamara Zidansek 6-1, 6-0

Elina Svitolina (19) – Tyla Preston 6-2, 6-2

Varvara Grachova – Yanina Wickmayer 6-3, 6-4

Dayana Yastremska – Marketa Vondrousova (7) 6-1, 6-2

Coco Gauf (4) – Anna Karolina Schmidlova 6-3, 6-0

Kaya Juvan – Anastasia Potapova (23) 6-1, 6-4

Laura Siegemund – Kateryna Alexandrova (17) 6-2, 3-6, 7-6(9)

Tatyana Maria – Camila Osorio 7-5, (4)6-7, 6-4

McCartney Kessler – Fiona Ferro 3-6, 6-3, 6-2

Rebekah Masarova – Oleksandra Sasnovich 6-3, 6-4

Marta Kostiuk – Claire Liu 6-3, 4-6, 6-1

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova – Donna Vekich (21) 6-4, 6-4

Jasmine Paolini (26) – Diana Schneider 6-3, 6-4

Magdalena Frech – Daria Saville (5) 6-7, 6-3, 7-5

Elise Mertens (25) – Mayar Sheriff 6-2, 2-0 (Sheriff retired)

Kateryna Sinyakova – Jacqueline Christian 6-2, 7-5

Anastasia Zakharova – Yulia Putintseva 2-6, 6-0, 6-3

Victoria Golubich – Veronika Kudermetova (15) 7-6(4), 1-6, 6-1

Ons Zhaber (6) – Yulia Starodubtseva 6-3, 6-1

Beatrice Haddad Maia (10) – Linda Frukhvirtova 6-2, 3-6, 6-2

Paula Badosa – Taylor Townsend 6-1, 6-3

Aranta Rus – Angelina Kalinina (24) 6-1, 6-0

Mirra Andreeva – Bernard Pera 7-5, 6-2

Anna Kalinska – Katie Volynets 6-3, 3-6, 6-2

Caroline Garcia (16) def Naomi Osaka 6-4, 7-6(2).

Australian Open 2024 will be held from January 14 to 28. The reigning champions are Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenko.

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