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World number one Osaka knocked out of French Open

Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 1, 2019. Japan's Naomi Osaka in action during her third round match against Katerina Siniakova of the Czech Republic. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler

PARIS (Reuters) - World number one Naomi Osaka of Japan was knocked out of the French Open when she lost 6-4 6-2 to Czech Katerina Siniakova in the third round on Saturday.

The defeat ended a 16-match winning streak in Grand Slams for Osaka, who won last year's U.S. Open and this year's Australian Open.

Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 1, 2019. Katerina Siniakova of the Czech Republic in action during her third round match against Japan's Naomi Osaka. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler

(Reporting by Julien Pretot; Editing by Hugh Lawson)

Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 1, 2019. Japan's Naomi Osaka reacts during her third round match against Katerina Siniakova of the Czech Republic. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler
Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 1, 2019. Katerina Siniakova of the Czech Republic in action during her third round match against Japan's Naomi Osaka. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler
Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 1, 2019. Japan's Naomi Osaka in action during her third round match against Katerina Siniakova of the Czech Republic. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler
Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 1, 2019. Japan's Naomi Osaka in action during her third round match against Katerina Siniakova of the Czech Republic. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler
Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 1, 2019. Katerina Siniakova of the Czech Republic in action during her third round match against Japan's Naomi Osaka. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler
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