Naomi Osaka Soars in WTA Rankings After Australian Open
It has been a long and challenging road for Naomi Osaka to regain her title-winning form. The four-time Grand Slam champion battled injuries before missing most of the 2023 WTA season after giving birth to her first child.
On This Day: Naomi Osaka becomes Asia's 1st No. 1 ranked tennis player
Naomi Osaka beat Petra Kvitova to win the Australian Open, becoming Asia's first No. 1 ranked player in tennis.
Naomi Osaka gets brutally honest on injury forcing her to retire from Australian Open match
Naomi Osaka ’s return to Grand Slam competition ended prematurely on Friday, as the two-time Australian Open champion was forced to retire from her third-round match against Belinda Bencic due to a strained abdominal muscle. Osaka had dropped the opening set in a tiebreaker, 7-6 (3), before informing the chair umpire she could no longer continue.
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Australian Open: Naomi Osaka stops playing because of an injury against Belinda Bencic
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Naomi Osaka Explains Injury That Ended Her Australian Open Run
When Osaka struggled to lift her arm during the match, it became clear that she was struggling with another abdominal injury. It all began last Fall during her match against Coco Gauff in the China Open. An MRI revealed a bulged disc in her back and ruptured abdominal muscles.
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Naomi Osaka retires from Australian Open third round with recurrence of abdominal injury
MELBOURNE, Australia — Naomi Osaka is out of the Australian Open after the abdominal injury that forced her out of the ASB Classic final in Auckland, New Zealand recurred during her third-round ...
Naomi Osaka retires from third-round Australian Open match
Two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus owns the longest Australian Open women's singles winning streak in more than a decade after advancing out of the third round on Friday in Melbourne. Sabalenka got past Denmark's Clara Tauson 7-6 (5), 6-4 in 2 hours, 6 minutes.
Highlights Wrap - Novak Djokovic and Coco Gauff progress, but Naomi Osaka retires through injury at Australian Open
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Osaka shows how far she's come with two gritty Australian Open wins
There was no hiding Naomi Osaka's joy -- and relief -- on Wednesday. After dropping the first set in spectacular fashion to No. 20 seed Karolina Muchova, Osaka stormed back for her biggest victory ...
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Daily Dose of Social Media: Kyrgios calls Sinner 'Cluster Bowl' in word association game, Sabalenka and Swiatek’s behind-the-scenes photos
In a new Daily Dose of Social Media, Nick Kyrgios' latest reel causes controversy again, after mentioning Jannik Sinner in a Word Association game and slamming him once more by associating him with "Cluster Bowl,
Aryna Sabalenka is a tennis superstar. Her endorsements and brand deals don’t yet match up
The world No. 1 and three-time Grand Slam champion lags behind her contemporaries in endorsements despite standing atop her sport
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Sabalenka, Swiatek head Middle East entry lists; Keys out of Doha
Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff and Jasmine Paolini lead the Qatar TotalEnergies Open and Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships entry lists, but Australian Open champion Madison Keys has withdrawn from Doha due to injury.