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05/28 06:32 CDT Naomi Osaka's latest French Open fashion ensemble includes
ivory train and gold jacket
Naomi Osaka's latest French Open fashion ensemble includes ivory train and gold
jacket
By ANDREW DAMPF
AP Sports Writer
PARIS (AP) --- Naomi Osaka keeps bringing the fashion in Paris.
For her walk-on before a second-round win at the French Open, the tennis star
wore a metallic gold bomber jacket over her sequined gold playing dress, offset
by an ivory train in a look that mixes sportswear with couture.
Osaka then took off the train and jacket and handed the garments to a ball kid
to remove them before the match against Donna Vekic on Court Simonne-Mathieu on
Thursday.
"I like to keep people on their toes and I think it's really fun," Osaka said
in her post-match interview on court, refusing to reveal if she has a new
outfit for every possible match of the tournament. "There's a community I feel
like that's been built over my on-court outfits. So I just like to just keep
you guys guessing."
Osaka won 7-6 (1), 6-4 to reach the third round at Roland Garros for the first
time since 2019.
"It means a lot," she said. "I just feel so grateful. It's another milestone."
For her opening match two days earlier, Osaka walked on in a ceremonial black
skirt and sleeveless beaded bodice before revealing her gold dress, which she
said reminded her of the Eiffel Tower sparkling at night.
"Athletes are in show business," Osaka said after beating Laura Siegemund in
her opener. "Grand Slam walk-ons are the only time that I possibly feel like
I'm an entertainer."
Osaka walk-ons ?problematic' Siegemund said Osaka's walk-ons were "yet another example of big names being treated differently" in tennis. Siegemund told Eurosport Germany she didn't mind the outfits but found it "a bit problematic" that it took Osaka so long to get ready and lesser-known players were under pressure to unpack their gear as fast as possible to avoid time violations. "I came here to play tennis, not to put on a fashion show," Siegemund added after losing to Osaka. "If other people want to do a fashion show, they can do that. It's fine for me." ___ AP Fashion Writer Colleen Barry in Milan contributed to this report. ___ AP tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/tennis |
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