Naomi Osaka Vs Sorana Cirstea, Australian Open 2026 Highlights: Osaka Registers Comfortable Victory - As It Happened

Good Afternoon, Tennis fans! This is the start of our live blog covering Naomi Osaka's second-round match against Sorana Cirstea. Stay tuned for pre-match updates as they come in.

The match between Naomi Osaka and Sorana Cirstea is underway in the Margaret Court Arena. The Romanian wins the first game.

After going down in the first two games Naomi Osaka fought back and claimed easy wins in the following games. She is also 40-0 up in the 3rd one.

Although the competition is even, Naomi Osaka is leading 4-3 in the first set with Romanian Sorana Cirstea struggling for consistency.

Great comeback from Naomi Osaka as she comes from behind to win the first set by 6-3. Sensational play from the 2-time champion.

Set 1 might have been all about Naomi Osaka but Sorana Cirstea is fighting it out in the 2nd set as things currently stand at 4-4.

Nerves of steel from Sorana Cirstea as she comes from behind to beat Naomi Osaka 6-4 in set 2. All to play for both of them in the upcoming sets.

Naomi Osaka is three more games away from qualifying for round 3 of the Australian Open 2026.

Naomi Osaka has powered into the third round with a 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 victory over Sorana Cirstea. Despite a second-set surge from the Romanian veteran, Osaka’s superior firepower proved decisive, as she hammered 34 winners to close out the match.