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Naomi Osaka used a powerful forehand and a matching serve to win the U.S. Open against Serena Williams two months ago, soaring as high as No. 4 this season in the WTA tennis rankings. Off the court — on the marketing front — she has ...
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 ...
U.S. Open champion Naomi Osaka said her breakthrough victory in New York last month still felt "bittersweet" and is hoping that a strong end to the season could help her to feel better. Osaka's triumph in the U.S. Open final was overshadowed by a row ...
Uniqlo could make play for Naomi Osaka
Reports that U.S. Open champion Naomi Osaka has agreed to or signed a new endorsement deal with Adidas worth $8.5 million a year are untrue, The Japan Times has learned. Osaka, a 20-year-old who was born in Japan and moved to the United States at ...
New star Naomi Osaka arrives in Tokyo to hero's welcome
It was March and Naomi Osaka had just won the biggest match of her life, fulfilling the promise that many pundits had long foreseen. But it wasn't just her brilliant game that had the tennis world abuzz — it was her awkward personality and down-to-earth ...
After becoming a Grand Slam champion, Naomi Osaka can follow her historic U.S. Open triumph by becoming the first Japanese player to become No. 1 in the world, predicts former Japanese great Kimiko Date. Though Osaka's moment of glory was overshadowed by Serena Williams' meltdown ...
Serena Williams fined $17,000 after U.S. Open final outburst in loss to Naomi Osaka
Serena Williams has been fined $17,000 by the U.S. Tennis Association in the wake her outburst during a controversial U.S. Open final loss to Japan's Naomi Osaka. The American star was fined for coaching, racquet abuse and for verbal abuse when she accused umpire Carlos ...
Japan celebrates after Naomi Osaka's triumph in U.S. Open final
Naomi Osaka became the first Japanese player to win a Grand Slam singles title Sunday at the U.S. Open, sparking celebrations among her family and compatriots in Japan. Osaka's 73-year-old grandfather Tetsuo told reporters at his home in Nemuro, Hokkaido, he and his wife were ...
Naomi Osaka emulates Serena Williams' powerful style of play
At just 17 years of age, Serena Williams won her first Grand Slam singles title at the 1999 U.S. Open. Fifteen months younger than her sister Venus, Serena did what big sis failed to do in the 1997 tournament and topped World No. 1 Martina ...
Kei Nishikori routed by Novak Djokovic in semifinal at U.S. Open
Kei Nishikori suffered a straight sets loss Friday against former world No. 1 Novak Djokovic and made a semifinal exit at the U.S. Open. Nishikori was handed a swift defeat at Arthur Ashe Stadium, losing 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 to the sixth seed. He suffered his ...
Naomi Osaka made history on Thursday, becoming the first Japanese woman to reach a Grand Slam final by beating American Madison Keys in straight sets at the U.S. Open. The 6-2, 6-4 semifinal win sets up a Saturday final against Osaka's childhood hero Serena Williams, ...
Serena Williams began her U.S. Open quarterfinal tentatively. Her shots lacked their usual sting, her attitude its usual conviction. She was facing the last player she lost to at Flushing Meadows. She kept looking up at her coach, as if seeking solutions. After just 20 ...
