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.
The U.S. Open is scheduled to begin Monday, without any spectators.
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.
Roger Federer will play John Millman while Novak Djokovic will take on Yoshihito Nishioka. Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka will also be in action on Day 5 of the Australian Open.
Serena Williams defeated Tamara Zidansek 6-2, 6-3 while Naomi Osaka and Ash Barty got the better of Zheng Saisai and Polona Hercog 6-2, 6-4 and 6-1, 6-4 respectively.
Naomi pulled it together quickly in a swirling breeze on Margaret Court Arena, though, and beat Zheng Saisai 6-2, 6-4 to advance to the third round of the Australian Open.
Top-ranked Ash Barty lost the first set of her first-round match at the Australian Open, where she's aiming to be the first homegrown winner in more than 40 years, before recovering to beat Leisa Tsurenko 5-7, 6-1, 6-1.
Naomi Osaka defated Kiki Bertens 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 while Petra Kvitova beat qualifier Jennifer Brady 6-4, 6-2. Madison Keys got the better of fellow American Danielle Collins 6-4, 6-1.
While Madison Keys won in straight sets, Naomi Osaka defeated Maria Sakkari 6-2 6-7 6-3 to enter the second round of Brisbane International.
An extended break meant she got to take a trip to the Caribbean — her first real vacation, she said — and that's where things got slightly out of her control.
Defending Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka, who is on the other side of the draw, has a first-round match against Maria Sakkari.
Alternate Kiki Bertens will take Naomi Osaka's place against Ash Barty Barty later Tuesday.
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