Osaka fined and threatened with French Open disqualification over media boycott

Cover up: Spectators wearing protective face masks at Roland Garros on Sunday where a maximum 5,000 fans were allowed on site under Covid-19 restrictions

Into second round: Naomi Osaka returns the ball to Romania's Patricia Maria Tig

Japanese superstar Naomi Osaka was on Sunday threatened with disqualification from the French Open if she persists with her controversial media boycott, officials said.

"Naomi Osaka today chose not to honour her contractual media obligations.