Osaka downs Vekic to move into French Open's third round, Jovic awaits

[p]Four-time Grand Slam champion [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/osaka-naomi/MDM4BKiA/"]Osaka[/a] will next take on American teenager [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/jovic-iva/bmWvBlnL/"]Iva Jovic[/a] as both players attempt to reach the last 16 at Roland Garros for the first time.[/p][p]Osaka, seeded 16th, retrieved an early break against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/vekic-donna/AsWv5414/"]Vekic[/a] and then broke back again when her opponent was serving for the first set.[/p][embed guid="4daaf97a-14b5-48f0-a320-e5d4cd9b5c12" url="https://x.com/rolandgarros/status/2059958332052402492" social-type="twitter" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/osaka-n-MDM4BKiA/vekic-d-AsWv5414/?mid=4ARJZp6k"]The Japanese star dominated a tie-break[/a] and came up with the decisive break late in the second set to put away the 72nd-ranked Vekic.[/p][p]Osaka's run to the US Open semi-finals last year is the only time she has made the second week of a major since her last Grand Slam triumph at the 2021 Australian Open.[/p][image alt="Key match stats" id="84ac860f-5ff1-4c58-9bd9-f75e2d8c6bab" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="1a8a2f53-44a3-4d69-8fa1-adb878bebda7" original-width="1080" original-height="1080" /][p]The former world number one returned to the courts in early 2024 after a year out following the birth of her daughter.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/tennis/wta-singles/french-open/"]Follow the women's side at Roland Garros here.[/a][/b][/p]