Paris ¨C Naomi Osaka had packed plain backup outfits in case officials objected to her ?sparkling yellow-brown and gold dress during her French Open clash with Laura Siegemund on Tuesday, but said she was happy to be able to continue setting the style standard.
The Japanese player raised the fashion stakes in Paris on the third day of the Grand Slam when she walked ?onto Court Suzanne Lenglen in a black Kevin Germanier skirt before unveiling her layered ?yellow-brown and ?gold Nike match dress.
¡°When I first saw the match dress in ?real life, I felt I look like the Eiffel Tower at night, when it¡¯s bright,¡± Osaka told reporters shortly after her 6-3, 7-6 (7-3) win.
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