14:52
L. Siegemund – N. Osaka: 0:1
Although Laura Siegemund wins the coin toss, she chooses the return. Naomi Osaka starts serving. A hard and long return from the 38-year-old puts the four-time Grand Slam winner in trouble, so that her forehand ends up out of bounds. Then she does better and puts a forehand into the field and gets the first point with a winner. After a service winner through the middle it was 30:15 before a double backhand from the world number 16 slipped into the left double field. The 28-year-old is then able to force a return error before she can hold her serve after a backhand error from her opponent.
2:50 p.m
Balanced balance sheet
After four duels, the score between Naomi Osaka and Laura Siegemund is 2:2 in terms of victories. While the 38-year-old won the first two meetings with the Japanese, the four-time Grand Slam winner won the last two matches. However, the significance of the four encounters is very limited, as the last time they faced each other was in 2018. Based on the previous performances, however, the role of favorite lies with the 28-year-old, who has lost out so far this season, especially against the world’s best.
2:45 p.m
Walton knocks out Medvedev
There’s a medium-sized surprise on the Court Suzanne-Lenglen! Adam Walton completely surprisingly defeated Daniil Medvedev 6:2, 1:6, 6:1, 1:6 and 6:4. This means that number six on the seeding list is eliminated in the first round. At the same time, this also means that the facility is now free for the clash between Naomi Osaka and Laura Siegemund.
14:26
Mixed season for Osaka
Like today, the duel between Naomi Osaka and Laura Siegemund could have taken place at the first Grand Slam of the year, the Australian Open. The 38-year-old was eliminated in the second round by local hero Maddison Inglis, who should have met the Japanese in round three. However, the four-time Grand Slam winner withdrew beforehand, which meant her first tournament of the year ended prematurely. As the season progressed, the 28-year-old was able to repeatedly survive the first two rounds of a tournament, but it was over against Aryna Sabalenka or Iga Świątek at the latest, meaning that Osaka will not have made it past round three in 2026 either. Nevertheless, the world number 16 looks more consistent than her opponent today.
14:11
Siegemund is looking for her form
The 2026 season is very sobering for Laura Siegemund. The 38-year-old started the new year with four defeats from the first five matches. Only at the start of the Australian Open was she able to win 2-1 against Liudmila Samsonova. It then took around a month and a half until the next success. Apart from the clay court tournament in Rome, where she made it to round three, the world number 47 was unable to win two consecutive matches. So Siegemund is still looking for their form.
13:56
Welcome
Hello and welcome to the third day of competition at the French Open 2026! Following the game between Daniil Medvedev and Adam Walton, Laura Siegemund also intervenes in the Roland Garros tournament. At the start she meets Naomi Osaka on the Court Suzanne-Lenglen.
