Lucia Bronzetti vs Naomi Osaka Preview & Prediction | 2024 French Open | First Round

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Former number one Naomi Osaka continues to put the work in on her comeback to tennis but clay was rarely kind to the four-time major champion.

START DATE/TIME: Sunday 26th May 2024, UK – not before 11:00 / US EST – not before 06:00 / US PST – not before 03:00

VENUE: Roland Garros Stadium, Paris, France

SURFACE: Outdoor clay

HOW TO WATCH ON TV: UK – Eurosport / US – NBC, Peacock and Tennis Channel

HOW TO WATCH ONLINE: UK – discovery+ / US – NBC, Peacock and Tennis Channel

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LUCIA BRONZETTI VS NAOMI OSAKA PREDICTION

26-year-old Naomi Osaka moved back up to world number 134 after an impressive run to the last 16 of the Italian Open earlier this month, with victories over Daria Kasatkina and Marta Kostyuk hugely promising on by far her weakest surface. A straight-sets exit to Qinwen Zheng suggests she will need a strong clay-courter to oust her at this level, as a seasoned campaigner at Grand Slams, but Lucia Bronzetti can be that player at her best in these conditions.

The world number 48 failed to defend her Rabat open title this week, losing to Peyton Stearns in three sets in the quarter-finals, but she will not make this easy for Osaka as one of the more unpredictable, streakier players on tour. The sensible concession is taking Osaka to win outright, although the Japanese should be coming through in two.

LUCIA BRONZETTI VS NAOMI OSAKA TIP: NAOMI OSAKA TO WIN