Naomi Osaka to face Serena Williams in Australian Open semifinals
Naomi Osaka has never lost a Grand Slam after making the quarterfinals, and if all goes to plan at the Australian Open, she will be savoring a fourth major triumph before her 24th birthday. The Japanese third seed reached the semifinals with a clinical 6-2, ...
Death knell sounded for Grand Slam line judges at Australian Open
Human judges were replaced by technology for this year's tournament — a move that has been largely welcomed by players.
Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin crashes out in second round
Reigning champion Sofia Kenin crashed out of the Australian Open in the second round on Thursday, slumping to a 6-3, 6-2 defeat at the hands of world number 65 Kaia Kanepi on Margaret Court Arena. The 22-year-old, who followed her Grand Slam breakthrough at Melbourne ...
Naomi Osaka turns nightmare into a dream to reach third round at Australian Open
Naomi Osaka dreamed that she would lose her second round match at the Australian Open, but the reality was a comfortable 6-2, 6-3 victory over Caroline Garcia on Wednesday. Garcia was unable to muster up a single break point over the contest as the Japanese ...
World No. 3 Naomi Osaka made light work of France's Alize Cornet on Tuesday in the Japanese star's first competitive match since winning the U.S. Open for a second time. The three-time Grand Slam champion hit 22 winners to move into the third round of ...
Osaka commits to Tokyo Olympics but admits virus is a big concern
The three-time Grand Slam champion admitted being worried by a recent poll that found 80% of the Japanese public were opposed to Tokyo hosting the event this year because of the pandemic.
Naomi Osaka says she would quarantine again for the Olympics
Naomi Osaka said she would be willing to undergo two more weeks of quarantine to play at the Tokyo Olympics later this year, if it helped ensure the safety of the people of her home country. Two days after completing 14 days of isolation in ...
The Australian Open quarantine facilities are still holding 15 people, including one player and two others who tested positive for COVID-19 earlier in their lockdown, Melbourne health authorities said on Sunday. The vast majority of the more than 1,000 players and their entourages undergoing 14 ...
Naomi Osaka inspires own manga character
Japan's three-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka has inspired a new manga character to appear in an issue of Nakayoshi magazine next month, the publishers announced on Nov. 29. Osaka, who is the world's highest paid female athlete, is a fan of both manga and ...
Coronavirus may take spit, sweaty towels, handshakes out of sports
As the coronavirus brings the international sports calendar to a grinding halt, there are some long-standing habits which could change forever once competition resumes. Saliva to take the shine off swing bowling has been a reliable friend to fast bowlers throughout the history of cricket. But ...
Kei Nishikori advanced to the second round of the U.S. Open on Monday after Marco Trungelliti retired with an injury in the second set of their match. The seventh-seeded Nishikori had a trouble-free start to his campaign for a first Grand Slam title as he ...
Former emperor, empress visit Karuizawa tennis court where they first met in 1957
Emperor Emeritus Akihito and Empress Emerita Michiko visited on Sunday a tennis court in the town of Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, where they met for the first time in August 1957. At that time the now retired emperor was the crown prince, and the former empress ...
