Naomi Osaka, Sorana Cirstea share icy post-match moment at Australian Open

Tennis stars Naomi Osaka and Sorana Cirstea had a tiff astatine the extremity of their Australian Open lucifer connected Thursday.

Osaka brought Cirstea’s last Aussie Open lucifer to a bitter extremity erstwhile she defeated the Romanian subordinate 6-3, 4-6, 6-2. Cirstea had words for Osaka arsenic she greeted her astatine the nett for the post-match handshake.

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Naomi Osaka, right, of Japan talks with Sorana Cirstea, left, of Romania pursuing their 2nd circular lucifer astatine the Australian Open tennis title successful Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

She slapped Osaka's manus and past marched toward the umpire. Osaka asked, "What was that for?"

Cirstea didn’t look to bask Osaka trying to hype herself up during the match.

"Apparently a batch of ‘C’mons’ that she was aggravated astir but whatever," Osaka said successful the interrogation aft the match. "I mean, I tried to play well, I tried my best. She’s a large subordinate — I deliberation this was her past Australian Open so, OK, atrocious she was huffy astir it."

Osaka added that Cirstea could person asked her to stop.

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Naomi Osaka of Japan plays a forehand instrumentality to Sorana Cirstea of Romania during their 2nd circular lucifer astatine the Australian Open tennis title successful Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Osaka entered the tourney arsenic the No. 16 seed. She’s won the Australian Open doubly successful her vocation but hasn’t made it past the 3rd circular since 2021. She is acceptable for a third-round matchup against Maddison Inglis connected Friday.

Cirstea announced successful December that the 2026 play would beryllium her last tally successful nonrecreational tennis. She lone made it arsenic acold arsenic the 4th circular astatine the Australian Open.

Naomi Osaka of Japan walks onto tribunal for her 2nd circular lucifer against Sorana Cirstea of Romaniaat the Australian Open tennis title successful Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026.  (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

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She has 3 vocation singles titles and nary Grand Slam titles.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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