While Naomi Osaka is busy competing — and winning — at the Australian Open, she needed to send someone to retrieve her 1 1/2-year-old daughter’s birth certificate from their California home in case it got caught up in the wildfires ravaging the greater Los Angeles area.

Former World No.1 Naomi Osaka has defeated Caroline Garcia in the opening round of the 2025 Australian Open. The win comes a year after Garcia ended Osaka's return to Grand Slam tennis after her maternity leave. The match was a nail-biter, lasting 1 hour and 45 minutes, with Osaka winning with scores of 6-3, 3-6, and 6-3.

Naomi Osaka overcame a rocky start against Karolina Muchova at the Australian Open, marking her return to major tournaments post-maternity leave. Despite trailing early, Osaka rallied to win and advance to Round 3,

Naomi Osaka, with LA wildfires on her mind, called her 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 win against Caroline Garcia in the Australian Open first round “an acceptable job.”

Naomi Osaka said on Monday she was struggling to keep focused at the Australian Open with the deadly and massive wildfires that have ravaged Los Angeles "three blocks" from her house. The two-time Melbourne champion defeated France's Caroline Garcia 6-3,