Naomi Osaka fined for media snub and threatened with French Open expulsion

• No 2 seed fined $15,000 by the four grand slam organisers
• Osaka defeats Patricia Maria Tig to reach second round

Naomi Osaka has been fined $15,000 (£10,570) for her refusal to “honour her contractual media obligations” following her 6-4, 7-6 (4) victory over Patricia Maria Tig in her first-round match at Roland Garros on Sunday .

In a lengthy and stern statement released shortly after her win, the four grand slam tournaments warned that should Osaka repeatedly violate the rules, she could be “exposing herself” to sanctions including being thrown out of the tournament and a major offence investigation that could lead to future grand slam suspensions.

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