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  Watch: Naomi Osaka's wholesome moment with butterfly draws applause from crowd at Australian Open

  Tennis | February 12, 2021 13:45 IST

  Naomi Osaka is back in the fourth round of the Australian Open for the first time since her title run in 2019.

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  Australian Open 2021: Naomi Osaka powers past Caroline Garcia into third round at Melbourne Park

  Tennis | February 10, 2021 15:36 IST

  Osaka is on a 16-match win streak, with her last loss coming in a Fed Cup match last February. 

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  Serena, Venus, Osaka cruise into Australia Open second round

  Tennis | February 08, 2021 9:50 IST

  Serena Williams opened her campaign in an emphatic manner as she zipped past Laura Siegemund of Germany, 6-1, 6-1.

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  Naomi Osaka, Victoria Azarenka withdraw from Australian Open tuneup tournaments

  Tennis | February 06, 2021 7:12 IST

  No. 3-ranked Osaka pulled out of her Gippsland Trophy semifinal against Elise Mertens, citing a “niggling injury."

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  Gippsland Trophy: Naomi Osaka, Elina Svitolina enter quarter-finals

  Tennis | February 03, 2021 10:41 IST

  Osaka defeated Great Britain's Katie Boulter 3-6, 6-3, 6-1; Svitolina surpassed Jelena Ostapenko, 6-7(4), 6-3, 6-2

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  French Open 2020: Naomi Osaka pulls out of tournament due to hamstring injury

  Tennis | September 18, 2020 9:35 IST

  Naomi Osaka, who won the US Open 2020 singles title last week, has withdrawn from the French Open citing troubles with hamstring.

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  Naomi Osaka back in top three after US Open title win

  Tennis | September 15, 2020 9:16 IST

  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.

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  Japan celebrates Naomi Osaka's US Open victory; Sponsors cautious about activism

  Tennis | September 14, 2020 16:36 IST

  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.

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  Naomi Osaka comes back, beats Victoria Azarenka for 2nd US Open title

  Tennis | September 13, 2020 8:19 IST

  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.

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  US Open 2020 women's singles final Osaka vs Azarenka: Preview, numbers, strategy, prediction

  Tennis | September 12, 2020 12:45 IST

  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.

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  Naomi Osaka, Victoria Azarenka in US Open final; both eye 3rd Grand Slam trophy

  Tennis | September 12, 2020 10:13 IST

  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.

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  US Open 2020: Naomi Osaka beats Jennifer Brady to reach final

  Tennis | September 11, 2020 8:20 IST

  Naomi Osaka remains one win away from a third grand slam title after she beat Jennifer Brady in three sets in the US Open.

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  US Open 2020: Zverev overcomes 12 double faults in quarterfinal; Naomi Osaka also enters semis

  Tennis | September 09, 2020 8:32 IST

  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.

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  US Open 2020: Naomi Osaka goes past Annet Kontaveit to enter quarterfinals

  Tennis | September 07, 2020 10:26 IST

  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.

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  Naomi Osaka tosses racket, overcomes test from teenager at US Open

  Tennis | September 05, 2020 10:16 IST

  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.

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  US Open 2020 | 'Don't do Instagram, go to sleep': Naomi Osaka receives virtual applause from mother

  Tennis | September 03, 2020 8:48 IST

  Osaka reached the third round at US Open 2020 after registering a 6-1 6-2 victory over Camila Giorgi.

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  US Open 2020: Naomi Osaka wears mask in memory of Breonna Taylor

  Tennis | September 01, 2020 12:51 IST

  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.

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  Naomi Osaka out of Western & Southern Open final, citing hamstring

  Tennis | August 29, 2020 21:14 IST

  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.

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  Naomi Osaka withdraws from Western & Southern Open semifinal to protest racial injustice

  Tennis | August 27, 2020 10:10 IST

  Naomi Osaka has pulled out of the semifinal match at the Western & Southern Open to protest the Jacob Blake shooting.

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  Sania Mirza, Naomi Osaka to be part of IOC, IPC's five-day virtual summer festival

  Tennis | July 16, 2020 14:57 IST

  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.