After her first-round victory over France’s Caroline Garcia, Osaka said she’s keeping an eye on the fire map in Los Angeles and had someone getting her daughter’s birth certificate from her residence.

Naomi Osaka, twice champion at the Australian Open, successfully avenged her previous loss to Caroline Garcia despite concerns about the wildfires threatening her Los Angeles home. With memories of her family and daughter at stake,

Naomi Osaka said on Monday she was struggling to keep focused at the Australian Open with the deadly and massive wildfires that have ravaged Los Angeles "three blocks" from her house. Osaka said everyone in her family was safe but she is "checking the wildfire map any chance that I get just to see what's happening".

Naomi Osaka laced up a pair of her own Nike sneakers to compete in the Australian Open on Jan. 13. In the first round of the tournament, Osaka, who represents Japan, beat Caroline Garcia of France and is set to face off against Czech player Karolína Muchová tomorrow, Jan. 14.

Twice champion Naomi Osaka avenged last year's loss to Caroline Garcia at the Australian Open on Monday but admitted it was difficult to focus on the match considering her home is in danger of being burnt down by the wildfires that have devastated Los Angeles.