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  Defending champs Osaka, Djokovic are No. 1 seeds for US Open

  Tennis | August 21, 2019 22:44 IST

  Osaka, who beat Serena Williams in last year's final for her first Grand Slam title, recently regained the top spot in the WTA rankings from Ash Barty.

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  Naomi Osaka retires from Cincinnati Masters with knee problem, US Open participation in doubt

  Tennis | August 17, 2019 12:01 IST

  Naomi Osaka, who is currently ranked No. 1 in the world, is concerned about her chances of making another deep run in New York.

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  Cincinnati Masters: Osaka beats Sasnovich, Ash Barty ends Maria Sharapova's hopes

  Tennis | August 15, 2019 17:01 IST

  In the Barty-Sharapova tie, the Australian fired 18 winners, breaking Sharapova four times as the Russian made 31 unforced errors in her 6-4, 6-1 defeat.

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  Rogers Cup: Serena Williams beats World No.2 Naomi Osaka to enter semifinals

  Tennis | August 10, 2019 9:22 IST

  Serena Williams registered a straight-set victory over Naomi Osaka to storm into the semifinals of the Rogers Cup.

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  Naomi Osaka, Serena Williams among 13 Slam champions to compete in US Open 2019

  Tennis | July 18, 2019 14:34 IST

  Previous year's champion Naomi Osaka, as well as World No.1 Ashleigh Barty will compete at US Open 2019.

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  Wimbledon: Second seed Naomi Osaka eliminated in first round

  Tennis | July 01, 2019 23:28 IST

  Osaka, who was ranked No. 1 in the world until last week, lost to Yulia Putinseva 7-6 (4), 6-2 on Monday in the first round at Wimbledon.

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  French Open 2019: Serena Williams joins No. 1 Naomi Osaka on way out of Paris

  Tennis | June 02, 2019 0:45 IST

  Williams was outplayed in the third round of the French Open by 20-year-old American Sofia Kenin, who used clean, deep groundstrokes to put together the 6-2, 7-5 upset Saturday.

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  French Open 2019: Naomi Osaka's 16-match winning streak at Slams ends, Novak Djokovic enters round four

  Tennis | June 01, 2019 22:40 IST

  The No. 1-ranked Osaka couldn't muster a comeback after falling way behind yet again at the French Open, losing 6-4, 6-2 in the third round to No. 42 Katerina Siniakova of the Czech Republic. 

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  French Open 2019: Novak Djokovic cruises to second round, Osaka and Serena also advance

  Tennis | May 30, 2019 19:54 IST

  Novak Djokovic beat Switzerland's Henri Laaksonen in straight sets to set up a third-round clash against Salvatore Caruso.

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  French Open: Osaka avoids major upset, Simona advances

  Tennis | May 29, 2019 10:00 IST

  Five times just two points from defeat in a swirling wind, Osaka held it together enough to overcome all of those miscues and stretch her winning streak at majors to 15 matches by beating Schmiedlova.

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  Roger Federer and Naomi Osaka withdraw from Rome quarters with injuries

  Tennis | May 17, 2019 18:52 IST

  Federer reported a right leg injury ahead of his match against Stefanos Tsitsipas, while Osaka said her right hand was injured before she was to play Kiki Bertens.

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  Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Naomi Osaka win on busy day at Italian Open

  Tennis | May 16, 2019 18:45 IST

  Federer saved all seven break points he faced to beat Joao Sousa 6-4, 6-3, then was to play Borna Coric for a spot in the quarterfinals.

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  Naomi Osaka battles back to reach Porsche Grand Prix semifinals

  Tennis | April 27, 2019 16:19 IST

  Osaka easily won the first set before Vekic looked to have seized control of the match by winning the second and building up a 5-1 lead in the third.

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  Indian Wells: World No.1s Novak Djokovic and Naomi Osaka ousted

  Tennis | March 13, 2019 11:07 IST

  Novak Djokovic lost 6-4, 6-4 to Philipp Kohlschreiber in the third-round while Naomi Osaka lost to Belinda Bencic 6-3, 6-1 in the fourth round.

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  No. 1 Naomi Osaka hires Jermaine Jenkins as new coach

  Tennis | March 01, 2019 9:50 IST

  The move comes two and a half weeks after Osaka surprisingly split from coach Sascha Bajin, who previously worked with Serena Williams.

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  World No. 1 Naomi Osaka loses 1st match since splitting from coach

  Tennis | February 20, 2019 14:01 IST

  The two-time major champion had trouble with her serve and was beaten 6-3, 6-3 by 67th-ranked Kristina Mladenovic at the Dubai Championships.

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  'Not going to torture myself if I'm not happy': Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka opens up on split with coach

  Tennis | February 18, 2019 10:49 IST

  The two-time Grand Slam champion admitted that the upcoming tournaments, including Dubai Championship, are important for her.

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  Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka is Asia's first No. 1 in tennis

  Tennis | January 28, 2019 14:42 IST

  Osaka's second consecutive major title, following her success at the U.S. Open last year, helped her rise three spots.

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  Novak, Naomi, other things we learned at Australian Open

  Tennis | January 28, 2019 10:49 IST

  Novak Djokovic, a 31-year-old already ranked No. 1, now has won the past three men's Grand Slam titles.

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  Naomi Osaka edges Petra Kvitova for Australian Open title, to become No. 1 in WTA ranking

  Tennis | January 26, 2019 17:09 IST

  The victory allows the 21-year-old Osaka to become the first tennis player from Japan to reach No. 1 in the rankings.