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...
BRISBANE (AFP) -- Former world number one and new mother Naomi Osaka won her first match back after a long break on Monday, January 1, with a hard-fought victory over Germany's Tamara Korpatsch at the Brisbane International. Japan's Naomi Osaka serves against Germany's Tamara Korpatsch during their...
BRISBANE (AFP) -- Japan's Naomi Osaka admitted on Saturday, Dec. 30, she almost gave up tennis but had rekindled her love of the sport after becoming a mother earlier this year as she prepares for a return in Brisbane. Japan’s Naomi Osaka attends a press conference ahead of the Brisbane...
SYDNEY (AFP) -- Rafael Nadal returns from a "winding, tortuous" injury journey in Brisbane this week, while fellow superstar Novak Djokovic kickstarts his bid for an unprecedented 11th Australian Open title at Perth. Spain's Rafael Nadal (top) and Japan's Naomi Osaka (AFP) It appeared last season...
TOKYO (AFP) -- A "nervous" Naomi Osaka has targeted a place at next year's Paris Olympics and more Grand Slam titles after she makes her eagerly anticipated return to tennis. Japan's Naomi Osaka (AFP) The 26-year-old former world number one is set to return to competition at the Brisbane...
SYDNEY (AFP) -- Aryna Sabalenka will launch preparations for the defense of her Australian Open crown by playing at the Brisbane International, organizers said on Tuesday, Nov. 28. Belarus' tennis star Aryna Sabalenka (AFP) Elena Rybakina -- beaten by Sabalenka in the final in Melbourne at the...
SYDNEY (AFP) -- Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka will make her eagerly anticipated return to tennis at the Brisbane International in Australia, organizers said on Friday, Nov. 10. Japan's tennis superstar Naomi Osaka (AFP) Starting on the last day of December, the Brisbane tournament is a...
NEW YORK (AFP) -- Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka plans to return to tennis in time for the 2024 Australian Open, saying on Wednesday, Sept. 6, her break from the sport "really fueled a fire in me". Naomi Osaka of Japan. (AFP) The 25-year-old Japanese star gave birth to daughter Shai in...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- Four-time Grand Slam tennis champion Naomi Osaka has given birth to a baby girl, People magazine reported on Tuesday, July 11. *Naomi Osaka. (AFP)* The 25-year-old Japanese star and rapper boyfriend Cordae welcomed their first child in Los Angeles and both mother and daughter...
MIAMI (AFP) — Former world number one Naomi Osaka announced on Wednesday, Jan. 11, that she is pregnant and will be taking a break from tennis until 2024. In this file photo taken on February 20, 2021, Japan's Naomi Osaka poses with the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup trophy after defeating...
MELBOURNE (AFP) — Two-time Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka became the latest star to pull out of the opening Grand Slam of the year Sunday, leaving the tournament deprived of some of the biggest names in the game. Naomi Osaka (AFP) No reason for the Japanese player's withdrawal was...
Poland’s Iga Swiatek poses with her trophy after winning the women’s single finals at the 2022 Miami Open presented by Itaú at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, on April 2, 2022. (AFP) Iga Swiatek's dream season continued as the incoming world number one scooped her third successive...
