Naomi Osaka, Victoria Azarenka withdraw from Australian Open tuneup tournaments
Tennis | February 06, 2021 7:12 ISTNo. 3-ranked Osaka pulled out of her Gippsland Trophy semifinal against Elise Mertens, citing a “niggling injury."
No. 3-ranked Osaka pulled out of her Gippsland Trophy semifinal against Elise Mertens, citing a “niggling injury."
Osaka defeated Great Britain's Katie Boulter 3-6, 6-3, 6-1; Svitolina surpassed Jelena Ostapenko, 6-7(4), 6-3, 6-2
Naomi Osaka, who won the US Open 2020 singles title last week, has withdrawn from the French Open citing troubles with hamstring.
Osaka on Sunday defeated Victoria Azarenka 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 to win the third Grand Slam of her career and courtesy her victory; she has climbed six spots to move to the third position in the latest WTA rankings.
Before each of her seven U.S. Open matches, she wore a mask with the names of Black Americans who died as the victims of violence.
Surprisingly off-kilter in the early going Saturday, Osaka kept missing shots and digging herself a deficit. Until, suddenly, she lifted her game, and Azarenka couldn’t sustain her start.
Both the stalwarts will be aiming to win their third major and hence equalling the tally of Angelique Kerber for the fourth-most Grand Slam titles among active players.
Turns out Naomi Osaka and Victoria Azarenka have been far and away the two best women in the sport, which is why they will face each other Saturday in the U.S. Open final.
Naomi Osaka remains one win away from a third grand slam title after she beat Jennifer Brady in three sets in the US Open.
Zverev made a strong comeback after losing the first set 1-6 to beat Borna Coric in the quarterfinal, while Naomi Osaka registered a straight-set win over Shelby Rogers.
Naomi Osaka, who won the U.S. Open two years ago and advanced to the quarterfinals by beating No. 14 seed Anett Kontaveit 6-3, 6-4 on Sunday night.
Two-time Grand Slam champion Osaka eventually figured out a way to turn a tight one into a runaway and beat 18-year-old Marta Kostyuk 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-2 by claiming the final five games at Flushing Meadows.
Osaka reached the third round at US Open 2020 after registering a 6-1 6-2 victory over Camila Giorgi.
On the court, Osaka beat 81st-ranked Misaki Doi 6-2, 5-7, 6-2 in an all-Japanese matchup in an empty Arthur Ashe Stadium.
The tournament announced Osaka's decision about 90 minutes before the championship match was supposed to begin in Louis Armstrong Stadium at the site of the U.S. Open.
Naomi Osaka has pulled out of the semifinal match at the Western & Southern Open to protest the Jacob Blake shooting.
These online experiences include, "a glimpse into quarantine training with Osaka", a Grand Slam inspired training regime with Sania and sessions with many other Olympics and Paralympians.
According to Forbes, Osaka’s total ($37.4 million) is a one-year record for a female athlete, topping the previous mark of $29.7 million set by Maria Sharapova in 2015.
IOC postponed the Tokyo Olympics to no later than the summer of 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic which has claimed more than 27,000 lives thus far across the world.
American teenager Coco Gauff has beaten defending champion Naomi Osaka 6-3, 6-4 to reach the fourth round of the Australian Open.
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