Kei Nishikori falls in quarterfinal round at ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament
World No. 45 Nishikori, who missed most of the 2020 season following major elbow surgery, blamed a lack of concentration for his loss of two tiebreakers against the 26th-ranked Borna ...
Andy Murray approaching each match as if career hangs in balance
Andy Murray feels like he's playing for his career every time he takes the court after recent losses to lowly ranked opponents, but the injury-ravaged former world No. 1 says ...
Kei Nishikori wins first ATP match in five months in Rotterdam
Kei Nishikori won his first ATP Tour match in five months on Monday, beating seventh-seeded Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada 7-6 (7-4), 6-1 in the first round of the ABN AMRO ...
French Open champion Iga Swiatek breezed past second seed Belinda Bencic 6-2 6-2 in the Adelaide International final on Saturday to claim the second title of her career. The 19-year-old Pole shot out of relative obscurity last year when she became the youngest woman to ...
Atsushi Miyagi, who won the 1955 U.S. Open doubles championship, died of bladder cancer on Wednesday at an assisted living facility in Tokyo. He was 89. The 1955 title, with compatriot Kosei Kamo, remains the only Grand Slam tournament championship won by Japanese men since ...
Tennis superstar Naomi Osaka and Kento Momota, the top-ranked men's badminton player, were among the nominees for the 22nd annual Laureus World Sports Awards, the awards' organizers said Wednesday. Osaka, who won her third Grand Slam title last year by capturing her second U.S. Open ...
Naomi Osaka dedicates win to earthquake and coronavirus victims
Two days after claiming her fourth Grand Slam, the 23-year-old offered support to those still recovering from the March 11 disaster as well as those struggling amid the ongoing pandemic.
Naomi Osaka working to keep everything, including Tokyo Olympics, in perspective
Naomi Osaka said playing in the Tokyo Olympics would be a dream, but does not want to go overboard thinking about it now.
No. 1 Ash Barty uncertain about schedule as Naomi Osaka gains ground
Australian Ash Barty has provided no clarity about if she will compete regularly on the women's tour amid the COVID-19 pandemic even as Naomi Osaka closes in on the No. 1 ranking after claiming her fourth Grand Slam title on Saturday in Melbourne. Barty accepted ...
Novak Djokovic reflects on Australian Open triumph after 'roller-coaster ride'
Novak Djokovic went from "persona non grata" to a nine-time Australian Open champion.
Naomi Osaka rises from shy youngster to four-time Grand Slam champion
Despite a quick ascent to global superstar status, the 23-year-old is staying humble and looking ahead to her next challenge: Ending her struggles away from the hardcourt.
Osaka's fourth Grand Slam title earned plaudits from as far as the International Space Station and raised hopes for a podium finish at Tokyo 2020.
