“It’s so good to see people.”
That was Naomi Osaka, the three-time Grand Slam champion, moments after her first-round win on Monday …
“It’s so good to see people.” That was Naomi Osaka, the three-time Grand Slam champion, moments after her first-round win on Monday afternoon at the Australian Open. She stood at a microphone on the court at Rod Laver Arena and peered up at a crowd that seemed, if not normal, then something like it. That was how it was on Monday across the grounds of Melbourne Park, where international sports returned, however temporarily, to something like it was before the pandemic.
