Naomi Osaka allows her to play and speak in the first match of the French Open

With the eyes of the world of tennis locked on her, Naomi Osaka silently won Sunday in one of the first matches of the 2021 French Open.

Naomi Osaka allows her to play and speak in the first match of the French Open

The four-time champion has taken the Philippe-Chatrier court to court against controversial Patricia Maria Tig following Osaka's decision not to speak to the media during her first appearance in the event in two years. Explaining his departure, he quoted his mental health and said that he did not want to submit to doubt. He was fined $ 15 billion on Sunday and could face severe punishment, including failure to host the tournament, if he continues to avoid speaking to the media, according to a joint statement from four Grand Slam tournaments.

But he didn't need more words by the end of Sunday's game - other than the Come! it's too late for the second set - and instead let his racket make statements.

It was his 15th straight victory in the Grand Slam although it was not a typical victory against the treacherous Tig, who won the clay trophy at Istanbul in September. Tig saved a split spot and a matching point to force a second tiebreak set, but Osaka took the reins in the final moments. In addition to the 35 unforgettable mistakes, he had won 39 and 89 percent of the first wins and won 13 of 16 points.

When it was over, he smiled and lowered his visor, hiding his face slightly. He then answered a number of questions in court - three, to be clear - but the format did not give a little understanding. Still, he was optimistic about the state of his game in the mud, a place where he had struggled in the past.

I would say the work is still going on, he said. I hope that the more I play, the better I get.

That’s probably all we’re going to get from Osaka ahead of his second round match against Ana Bogdan on Tuesday.

After Osaka announced its decision to opt out of media coverage, other professional athletes, including seven-time Islamic champion Venus Williams and LPGA star Michelle Wie West, expressed their support. It was a story addressed to Roland Garros, whose peers were questioned during their pre-event news conferences.

Naomi Osaka allows her to play and speak in the first match of the French Open

Osaka insisted that his thinking was not his own in the tournament, but Roland Garros officials were upset. The president of the French Tennis Federation Gilles Moretton called it a big mistake and unacceptable and the official French Open account on Twitter posted pictures of Coco Gauff, Aryna Sabalenka, Rafael Nadal and Kei Nishikori who participated in media bonds and small captions, They understood that Saturday. After going back to the tweet - the double hero and ESPN commentator Rennae Stubbs called it a "critical shadow" and an attempt to bring down Osaka - was dropped.

Osaka did not respond on social media, but cries and provocative haters could give him fuel for the tournament, where he has never advanced to the third round.

Osaka can definitely use additional help. He has played in two leading league events before Paris, setting a 1-2 record and not looking good as the No. 2 player in the world or a threat in the second big of the year.

And he knows exactly what it's like to deal with the media after a devastating exit from Islam. Just six months after lifting his second major trophy at the Australian Open in 2019, Osaka lost in the first round at Wimbledon (following a third-round tie at Roland Garros). The 21-year-old was full of questions about whether success was possible, soon in a room full of media from around the world.

Can I go? I feel like I'm about to cry, ask the manager before leaving.

There was no such walk on Sunday and no one would respond. He was able to say everything he would say in court when he won a hard victory.

Osaka then tweeted a picture of himself coming out of court. Appropriately, the captions did not produce words.

When he said he had no place in his head for doubt, he left little doubt that he had come to Paris to win.

What else can we really say?