Expectations make it tough on former No. 1 Naomi Osaka
Facing break point at 2-2 in the second set, Naomi Osaka fired a flat, roughly 180 kph serve to Yulia Putintseva's backhand, seemingly handcuffing her tricky Kazakh opponent. Putintseva made an almost apologetic stab at the return that floated over the net and was called ...
Sascha Bajin taking on new challenge after split with No. 1 Naomi Osaka
Sascha Bajin believes the challenge of trying to help Kristina Mladenovic return to the top-10 is one of the main reasons why he chose to team up with the Frenchwoman as her coach. Following a surprise split with Naomi Osaka earlier this year that ended ...
Naomi Osaka brings in new coach Jermaine Jenkins to replace Sascha Bajin
World No. 1 Naomi Osaka announced on social media Thursday that Jermaine Jenkins, who was recently hired as the United States Tennis Association national coach for women's tennis, has joined her team as her new coach. Jenkins, 34, served as Venus Williams' hitting partner until ...
Naomi Osaka falls apart in second round of Dubai Championships
Naomi Osaka lost her first match since moving up to No. 1 in the WTA rankings — and first since splitting from her coach. The two-time major champion had trouble with her serve and was beaten 6-3, 6-3 by 67th-ranked Kristina Mladenovic at the Dubai ...
Naomi Osaka says 'happiness' primary reason behind split with coach Sascha Bajin
Australian Open champion and new world No. 1 Naomi Osaka talked Sunday about her recent break with coach Sascha Bajin ahead of next week's Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. Osaka, who revealed on Twitter last Monday she was parting ways with Bajin, said she put ...
Osaka's split with coach shocks tennis world
Deep into the Melbourne night on Jan. 26, the newly crowned world No. 1 was still fielding questions from a room full of reporters. "For the second grand slam final of your career, what kind of things did you talk about with (coach) Sascha (Bajin) ...
No. 1 Naomi Osaka splits with coach Sascha Bajin two weeks after winning her second major title
Naomi Osaka surprisingly split from coach Sascha Bajin, a little more than two weeks after she won the Australian Open for a second consecutive Grand Slam title and moved to No. 1 in the WTA rankings. "Hey everyone, I will no longer be working together ...
Naomi Osaka needs more consistency next season
Naomi Osaka made her Centre Court debut in July at Wimbledon and looked every bit the part of a player who wasn't ready for prime time. "I wasn't nervous. I just think I was very overwhelmed," Osaka told reporters following her straight-sets defeat to Angelique ...
