<p>Four-time Grand Slam champion Osaka will next take on American teenager Iva Jovic as both players attempt to reach the last 16 at Roland Garros for the first time.</p><p>Osaka, seeded 16th, retrieved an early break against Vekic and then broke back again when her opponent was serving for the first set.</p><p>The Japanese star dominated a tie-break and came up with the decisive break late in the second set to put away the 72nd-ranked Vekic.</p><p>Osaka's run to the US Open semi-finals last year is the only time she has made the second week of a major since her last Grand Slam triumph at the 2021 Australian Open.</p><p>The former world number one returned to the courts in early 2024 after a year out following the birth of her daughter.</p><p><strong>Follow the women's side at Roland Garros here.</strong></p>