3:49 p.m
L. Siegemund – N. Osaka: 3:6, 2:1
Laura Siegemund has to give up the first point on her own serve after a forehand error. Afterwards, after a rally lasting 13 strokes, she benefits from an unforced error on the backhand from her opponent. With a stop, the 38-year-old lures her opponent to the net before she delivers a confident passing shot for the winner. However, a double backhand follows shortly afterwards, which lands in the lower area of the net, making it 30:30. Without any greater pressure, Naomi Osaka places her backhand behind the baseline, creating a cue ball. However, Siegemund cannot take advantage of this opportunity after a mistake. On the debut, it was a strong forehand stop from the German that lured Osaka to the net. With a deep praise, the 38-year-old can outplay her opponent and secure the advantage. After the favorite hits a double backhand against the edge of the net, the service game ends.
3:46 p.m
L. Siegemund – N. Osaka: 3:6, 1:1
Naomi Osaka was able to score the first two points on her own serve before Laura Siegemund tried a stop on the return and caught the Japanese on the wrong foot. Afterwards, the four-time Grand Slam winner once again showed her strength in the information, so that she quickly ended the service game.
15:41
L. Siegemund – N. Osaka: 3:6, 1:0
Laura Siegemund starts the second set with the serve and has to give up the first point right at the beginning because Naomi Osaka safely puts a backhand into the field for the winner at the net. The Japanese then made two unforced errors on her backhand. When the score is 30:15, the outsider can put a backhand into the right corner so that Osaka cannot get over the edge of the net. However, Siegemund misses her first chance at the game because her backhand doesn’t land in the opponent’s court either. After that, however, she has a lot of luck, as the favorite controls the rally, but hits a forehand from the half court into the left double court, which ends the service game.
3:38 p.m
Sentence conclusion
Naomi Osaka wins the first set against Laura Siegemund, fully deservedly, 6:3. While the German commits fewer unforced errors (7:12), the Japanese is clearly more active in the rallies. The 28-year-old can always determine what happens, which can be seen, among other things, in the winners (15:6). However, the four-time Grand Slam winner is not without mistakes either, as she also had to overcome a weaker phase in the first round. For Siegemund it is important to use these sections more clearly for their own benefit.
3:32 p.m
L. Siegemund – N. Osaka: 3:6
Almost out of nowhere, Naomi Osaka no longer exists. The mistakes are increasing because the quick points are missing. Laura Siegemund, on the other hand, does it in a very controlled manner and can only benefit from a forehand error before she puts a forehand winner into the left corner. With the score at 0:30, a forehand return sails into the double court before Naomi Osaka tries a serve-and-volley variation. The opponent can no longer run her forehand just behind the net, so the equalizer is achieved. The four-time Grand Slam winner then hits a double backhand down the line for the winner. The chance of winning the set is given away carelessly with a double fault. However, this careless mistake is quickly forgotten as Siegemund cannot control a return. However, the second opportunity to win the set is also missing as Siegemund hits a backhand winner. With a backhand winner and after a return error, Osaka can win the game and the set.
15:27
L. Siegemund – N. Osaka: 3:5
In her own service game, Laura Siegemund can force her opponent to make a mistake after serving before she can no longer get the ball over the edge of the net after an extremely long return. When the score was 15:15, Naomi Osaka applied pressure and pushed the German far behind her baseline, so that a mistake occurred shortly afterwards. However, the Japanese is not without mistakes either and puts a forehand into the left double field while in motion. After a return winner on the backhand, the 28-year-old has a break and set point! But she leaves it almost carelessly because her return gets caught on the edge of the net. The fact remains that Osaka wants to close the bag and is taking too many risks. The next two returns after the serve also do not find their way into the opponent’s court, which ends the service game.
15:22
L. Siegemund – N. Osaka: 2:5
Naomi Osaka and Laura Siegemund share the first two points. The German then finds a winner with a double backhand into the right corner before the longest rally of the game so far. The felt ball crosses the net 15 times before the Japanese puts a forehand on the left double line and scores a winner. Siegemund then tries a forehand stop from the half court, but Osaka runs the ball over. However, the 38-year-old then has the chance of a passing shot, which the world number 16 can fend off with a reflex. The play equipment drips over the net and becomes a winner. With the score at 40:30, the four-time Grand Slam winner can hit another forehand winner and secure her serve game.
15:18
L. Siegemund – N. Osaka: 2:4
Laura Siegemund starts her service game with a double fault before forcing a return error from her opponent. Immediately afterwards there is a short return from the Japanese, but Siegemund can no longer get enough air under the ball, so the felt ball flies into the net. Even after that, the 38-year-old’s problems remained evident, so another forehand didn’t fly over the edge of the net. So there are two break points, with Naomi Osaka being able to use the first attempt for herself as she puts a forehand against the direction of her opponent for the winner.
3:16 p.m
L. Siegemund – N. Osaka: 2:3
Naomi Osaka hasn’t fully gotten into the game yet. The Japanese first leaves a forehand without pressure before she takes a lot of risk and shakes another forehand over the net, which turns out to be a winner. The 28-year-old then benefits from a backhand error from her opponent before Laura Siegemund commits an unforced error. The world number 16 ends her serve game with a backhand winner.
3:15 p.m
L. Siegemund – N. Osaka: 2:2
After Naomi Osaka previously had slight problems with her own serve game, Laura Siegemund showed a confident performance and was able to maintain her service game with only one point loss. So the right of the server changes again.
3:06 p.m
L. Siegemund – N. Osaka: 1:2
Laura Siegemund is now getting into the encounter better with her opponent’s serve game. First she forces a forehand error from the Japanese, before the German puts a forehand volley from the half court into the left corner and makes it 0:30. Naomi Osaka then finds her way back with a forehand winner before the four-time Grand Slam winner hits a forehand with the frame, so that the felt ball goes clearly out of bounds. The world number 16 fends off the first break point with a strong serve, which leads to a return error, before she forces another error on the return. So there is a debut. A full forehand from the 28-year-old is no longer available for Siegemund, so Osaka has the advantage. A backhand from the world number 47 flies in a high arc behind the field and so everything stays in line.
3:00 p.m
L. Siegemund – N. Osaka: 1:1
Naomi Osaka made a very flat statement from Laura Siegemund on the return into the net. The German then cannot control a deep return, so her double backhand also ends up in the lower area of the net. With the score at 15:15, the Japanese puts pressure on her and puts a longline backhand winner into the field. However, shortly afterwards she makes an unforced error, which makes it 30:30. Osaka once again controls the rally and forces her opponent to make another mistake, which gives her the first break point, but Siegemund is able to fend it off. On her debut, the 38-year-old looks for the way forward and is successful with a forehand stop. She was able to exploit the advantage she had gained later on and equalized to 1-1 after a forehand cross.
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.
