00:00Women's singles first round action, please welcome to Rod Leiva Arena, from Croatia, Antonia Rusic, and her opponent from Japan, Naomi Osaka.
00:30Quite the entrance here for Naomi Osaka, we always love the outfits and what an entrance this young lady has made tonight here on Rod Leiva Arena, it's a very good evening to you all, my name's Josh Eagle, and a very good evening to Andrea Petkovic, and that is quite the entrance.
00:58It sure is, Josh, and I'm so glad that I was able to witness this, because as you know, I am a little bit of a victim for fashion, let's put it that way, and this is, of course, right up my alleyway, had her bag already parked on her bench, has the umbrella, has the hat, the veal.
01:20If the outfit was white, I would have thought maybe she's trying to get married, but no, it is absolutely stunning.
01:31I just wonder whether she will take off those pants.
01:39Not quite yet.
01:40If I can please ask you after the point of us to have a photo with Audrey facing this way, just a few reminders for you tonight, 1-4-1 is a warm-up, 25 seconds in between the points, the park is in all four corners, and the tower boxes are also in each corner, and for you will be blue one and Naomi white one.
01:59Video review is available, so you can challenge the calls like touch, not up through hindrance in case, three incorrect steps.
02:07Do you have any questions?
02:08Blue one.
02:10Yes, blue one with a blue sticker.
02:12Okay.
02:13Now questions, Audrey, who would you like to ask for a choice?
02:17There is one who is for a choice.
02:19We have...
02:20Okay.
02:21Ayo is her goal.
02:27Ayo, Naomi, third.
02:30Okay.
02:31Good match, photo please.
02:32And you want your job, watch your steps.
02:51So Naomi Osaka winning the toss and no hesitation whatsoever to come out and say she's going
02:58to serve first.
02:59A confident call.
03:03Looking fit and healthy, started her campaign in 2026 over in Perth for the United Cup.
03:10Andrea wasn't really at her best, but she's had a week to prepare here in Melbourne.
03:14She's been hitting the practice courts hard and really in great shape and trying to really
03:20build on the year that she had where she got to seven in the world.
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