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Naomi Osaka received a frosty handshake and a telling off from Sorana Cirstea after she beat the Romanian to reach the Australian Open third round.<\/b><\/p>\n
After wrapping up a 6-3 4-6 6-2 win on Margaret Court Arena, a smiling Osaka made her way to the net to carry out the post-match formalities.<\/p>\n
But Cirstea gave a brief cold handshake before exchanging some words with the Japanese 16th seed at the foot of the umpire’s chair.<\/p>\n
Asked in her on-court interview what it took to get past Cirstea, Osaka said: “Apparently a lot of ‘come ons’ that she was angry about.”<\/p>\n
The interviewer then asked if Cirstea was complaining because she could hear Osaka trying to pump herself up between the Romanian’s first and second serves.<\/p>\n
“I think so, but like, she could have asked me. I’m sorry,” former world number one Osaka replied.<\/p>\n
“She’s a great player. I think this was her last Australian Open, so sorry she was mad about it.”<\/p>\n
Cirstea, 35, announced last month that she would retire at the end of the 2026 season after 20 years on the WTA Tour.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n