French Open 2021 LIVE: Naomi Osaka vs Patricia Maria Tig- Follow Latest Updates- Japan’s tennis star Naomi Osaka is facing off Romania’s Patricia Maria Tig in the first round of the French Open 2021. Osaka will aim to improve her stats on the clay court as she has never made it past the first round at the French Open. World No. 2 will be high on confidence after winning her second Australian Open title. Out of the last six Majors on hardcourt, the 23-year-old has won four. Last year Japanese did not participate in French Open.
On the other hand, Patricia Maria Tig Tig has a win-loss record of 3-8 in 2021. She has a fifty per cent win ratio at French Open since 2015. In September, Tig won her first WTA title in Istanbul.
Head-to-head: Naomi Osaka vs Patricia Maria Tig
This will be their second game against each other. In 2015, Naomi defeated Tig in three sets in the first round at Hua Hin.
Naomi Osaka vs Patricia Maria Tig: When where and how to watch French Open 2021 / Roland Garros 2021?
France: Amazon Prime Video
Australia: Channel Nine, 9 Go, 9GEM, 9Now and OTT-platform Stan
Brazil: Globo and Bandsports
USA: Tennis Channel, NBC Universal
Europe: Eurosport, itv, ptc
Canada: TSN, RDS
Latin America: ESPN
North America and Middle East: beIn Sports
Sub Saharan Africa: SuperSport
INDIA: Star Sports Select/ OTT-platform Disney+Hotstar
China: CMG
South East Asia: Fox Sports
Japan: TV Tokyo
New Zealand Sky: Sky
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Naomi Osaka vs Patricia Maria Tig: What about prize money?
“With the prize money awarded at the 2021 tournament, Roland-Garros is continuing to support those players who are going through a difficult time, financially speaking,” stressed Roland-Garros tournament director Guy Forget. “Since we have balanced out the men’s and women’s qualifying draws, the male and female players are now on an equal footing.”
In 2021, the prize money will be “more or less the same as in 2020” with a total prize fund of €34,367,215.
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Women’s Singles Seeded Players
Simona Halep, Karolína Plíšková, Elina Svitolina, Sofia Kenin, Kiki Bertens, Serena Williams, Petra Kvitová, Aryna Sabalenka, Johanna Konta, Victoria Azarenka, Garbiñe Muguruza, Madison Keys, Petra Martić, Elena Rybakina, Markéta Vondroušová, Elise Mertens, Anett Kontaveit, Angelique Kerber, Alison Riske, Maria Sakkari, Jennifer Brady, Karolína Muchová, Yulia Putintseva, Dayana Yastremska, Amanda Anisimova, Donna Vekić, Ekaterina Alexandrova, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Sloane Stephens, Ons Jabeur, Magda Linette, Barbora Strýcová
Women’s Wild-Card Players for Main Draw
Eugenie Bouchard, Clara Burel, Elsa Jacquemot, Chloe Paquet, Pauline Parmentier, Diane Parry, Tsvetana Pironkova, Harmony Tan
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Spectators in French Open
In terms of spectator capacity, here are the three phases to keep in mind:
– From 24th to 28th May, the qualifying rounds will be played without spectators.
– From 30th May to 8th June, the stadium will welcome 5,388 spectators per day. Each “ERP” can be used to 35% of its total capacity, welcoming up to a maximum of 1,000 spectators.
– From 9th June, Philippe-Chatrier court will be allowed to welcome 5,000 people, but only spectators with a “health pass” will be granted access to the stadium. The number of spectators allowed inside the stadium will be gradually increased to 13,146 spectators in total on 9th and 10th June. Each “ERP” will be used to 65% of its total capacity, for a maximum of 5,000 spectators in each.
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