DOHA (AFP) -- Naomi Osaka's hopes of clinching the Qatar Open ended in a straight-sets quarterfinal loss to fellow former world number one Karolina Pliskova on Thursday, Feb. 15. Karolina Pliskova of Czech Republic (left) greets Naomi Osaka of Japan after their QuarterFinal Women's Singles tennis...
BRISBANE (AFP) -- Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko ended Karolina Pliskova's title defense when she downed the Czech star 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 to book a quarterfinal against Victoria Azarenka at the Brisbane International on Thursday, Jan. 4. Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko hits a return during her women's singles...
BRISBANE (AFP) -- Naomi Osaka said on Wednesday, Jan. 3, she was "super disappointed" but just being on court was a "personal win" after her return to tennis at the Brisbane International was ended by defending champion Karolina Pliskova. Japan's Naomi Osaka (left) shakes hands with Czech...
Australia's Ashleigh Barty returns against Germany's Angelique Kerber during their women's semi-final match on the tenth day of the 2021 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 8, 2021. Barty won the match. (Photo by AELTC/Simon Bruty / POOL /...
Romania's Simona Halep poses with her trophy after winning the final match of the Women's Italian Open against Czech Republic's Karolina Pliskova, who pulled out following injury, at Foro Italico on September 21, 2020 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Riccardo Antimiani / POOL / AFP) Former champion Simona...
Serbia's Novak Djokovic plays a forehand to Norway's Casper Ruud during their semi final match of the Men's Italian Open at Foro Italico in Rome on September 20, 2020. (Photo by Clive Brunskill / various sources / AFP) Top seeds Novak Djokovic and Simona Halep both advanced to the finals of the...
Czech Republic's Karolina Pliskova plays a forehand to Belgium's Elise Mertens during their quarter final match of the Women's Italian Open at Foro Italico on September 19, 2020 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Clive Brunskill / POOL / AFP) ROME - - Top seed Simona Halep and defending champion Karolina...
Romania's Simona Halep plays a backhand to Ukraine's Dayana Yastremska during their round 3 match on day five of the Women's Italian Open at Foro Italico on September 18, 2020 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Angelo Carconi / POOL / AFP) Simona Halep and defending women's champion Karolina Pliskova both...
Rafael Nadal of Spain serves during a practice session on day one of the Internazionali BNL D'Italia ATP tour at Foro Italico on September 14, 2020 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Clive BRUNSKILL / POOL / AFP) ROME (AFP) -- Rafael Nadal returns to competition after a six-month enforced break while Novak...
Novak Djokovic of Serbia returns the ball during his Men's Singles second round match against Kyle Edmund of Great Britain on Day Three of the 2020 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 2, 2020 in the Queens borough of New York City. (Al Bello / Getty Images /...
Novak Djokovic of Serbia returns a volley during his Men's Singles first round match against Damir Dzumhur of Bosnia and Herzegovina on Day One of the 2020 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 31, 2020 in the Queens borough of New York City. (Matthew Stockman /...
Naomi Osaka of Japan (Al Bello / Getty Images / AFP) Naomi Osaka climbed one place to number nine in the new WTA rankings, which were released on Monday ahead of the US Open, after withdrawing from the Western & Southern Open final at the weekend. Osaka, who is scheduled to meet fellow...
