Top seed Naomi Osaka starts her French Open campaign on TuesdayPARIS: World number one Naomi Osaka begins her French Open campaign on Tuesday looking to take another step closer to a third successive Grand Slam title. Simona Halep (ROM x3) v Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS)Head-to-head: Halep leads 1-0-- Defending champion Halep won her first major in Paris in 2018 in her fourth final at the majors and admits the pressure is off. "It's much better and much easier, because I have the title already," said Halep, who was also the runner-up in Paris in 2014 and 2017. Halep won the pair's only previous encounter, coming from a set down in Cincinnati last year. The two-time Roland Garros semi-finalist will face an in-form Nicolas Jarry, the world 58 who was runner-up to Alexander Zverev in Geneva last weekend.

Source: Bangkok Post May 28, 2019 00:56 UTC