(MENAFN) Japan's tennis ace Naomi Osaka suffered on Tuesday her first defeat since her Australian Open title victory and firing her coach.
The 21-year-old was beaten 6-3, 6-3 to Kristina Mladenovic of France in the Dubai Championships.
Following her victory and Osaka's 25 unforced mistakes, the Frenchwoman is scheduled on Wednesday for a third round match.
Osaka commented after the match: "I played pretty bad, you have days like that. You just have to find a way to, like, win no matter what the situation is."
She added "after I lose a sort of bad match, I'm just looking forward to the next tournament."
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