Australian Open day 2 recap: Los Angeles wildfire tributes and how to be a tennis lucky loser
The Athletic Welcome to the Australian Open briefing, where will explain the stories behind the stories on each day of the tournament. On day two in Melbourne, players sent messages of support to people involved in the Los Angeles wildfires, home players kicked on and there was a window into what it’s like to be a lucky loser in tennis. How did tennis stars pay tribute to LA? Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff became the latest players to send their sympathies to the victims of the wildfires wreaking ha
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'Devastating' LA fires three blocks from Osaka's home
Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka was one of several players at the Australian Open to "send love" to Los Angeles as she reveals the devastating wildfires were just three blocks from her home.
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Naomi Osaka says she sent someone to grab her daughter's birth certificate from her LA home
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. After a 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 victory against Caroline Garcia of France in the first round at Melbourne Park on Monday night, Osaka said during an on-court interview at Rod Laver Arena that she had learned that there was a fire burning three blocks from her house. Osaka said she figured it would be a good idea to keep the birth certificate safe.
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