WIMBLEDON (AP) — Naomi Osaka had not won a match at Wimbledon in six years. Hadn’t even played there in five. Grass courts never were her favorite surface. Naomi Osaka of Japan plays a backhand return to Diane Parry of France during their first round match of the Wimbledon tennis...
WIMBLEDON (AP) — Former Grand Slam champions Naomi Osaka, Caroline Wozniacki, Angelique Kerber and Emma Raducanu have all been awarded wild cards for Wimbledon. Naomi Osaka of Japan (AP) The grass-court tournament starts on July 1. Osaka — a four-time major champion and former No. 1 player —...
PARIS (AP) — Iga Swiatek played like the current No. 1 and the two-time defending champion at the French Open. No surprise there. That Naomi Osaka looked like the former No. 1 that she is — and on clay, no less — amounted to an announcement that she is still quite capable of elite tennis....
PARIS (AP) — After Stan Wawrinka ended Andy Murray’s stay at the French Open yet again — and this time, it was perhaps Murray’s last singles appearance at Roland Garros — the two long-time opponents, both in their late 30s, met at the net for a handshake, an embrace and a lengthy chat....
ROME (AP) — Naomi Osaka looked comfortable in her opening match at the Italian Open, beating 45th-ranked Clara Burel, 7-6 (2), 6-1, on Wednesday, May 8. Japan's Naomi Osaka returns the ball to France's Clara Borel during their match at the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome, Wednesday, May...
LONDON (AP) — Grand Slam title winners Naomi Osaka, Iga Swiatek and Emma Raducanu all won in Billie Jean King Cup qualifying Friday, April 12. Japan's Naomi Osaka (AP/File photo) Osaka hit 15 aces and put Japan a step away from reaching the BJK Cup Finals with a 6-2, 7-6 (5) win over...
MIAMI (AFP) -- Two-time Miami Open champion Andy Murray fought back for a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 win over struggling Italian Matteo Berrettini in the first round at Hard Rock Stadium on Wednesday, March 20. Andy Murray of Great Britain returns a shot against Matteo Berrenttini of Italy during their match on...
TOKYO (AFP) -- Naomi Osaka will play the Billie Jean King Cup for the first time in four years when Japan face Kazakhstan in a qualifier in Tokyo next month, the team said Friday, March 15. Naomi Osaka (AFP/File photo) The four-time Grand Slam winner and former world number one is making her return...
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...
DOHA (AFP) -- World number one Iga Swiatek reached the Qatar Open quarterfinals for a third successive year on Wednesday, Feb. 14, as fellow four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka also made the last eight without hitting a ball. Poland's Iga Swiatek in action during her round of 16 match against...
DOHA (AFP) -- Naomi Osaka battled into the last 16 of the Qatar Open on Tuesday, Feb. 13, but Coco Gauff and Ons Jabeur crashed to surprise second-round exits with straight-sets defeats. Japan's Naomi Osaka in action in the round of 32 match against Croatia's Petra Martic during their Women's...
DOHA (AFP) -- Naomi Osaka put last week's first round defeat in Abu Dhabi behind her with a straight sets defeat of 15th seed Caroline Garcia at the Qatar Open on Monday, Feb. 12. Japan's Naomi Osaka hits a return against France's Caroline Garcia during their Women's Singles tennis match at the...
