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Australian Open no-show fuels fears for Osaka’s tennis future

Tokyo—Naomi Osaka has not played a tennis match since September and her withdrawal from next week’s Australian Open has raised concerns that the former...

Serena Williams readies farewell as US Open begins

By Rob Woollard Serena Williams will take centre stage as the US Open gets under way on Monday with the 23-time Grand Slam winner preparing...

Osaka pays tribute to ‘biggest force’ Serena

Japanese star Naomi Osaka paid tribute to Serena Williams on Saturday, hailing the 23-time Grand Slam champion as the "biggest force" in tennis as...

Osaka retires in Toronto opener with back pain

Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka retired from her opening match on Tuesday at the WTA Toronto Masters with lower back pain, raising injury...

Osaka moves step closer to duel with no. 1 Barty

Melbourne—Naomi Osaka stepped up the defense of her Australian Open title with a composed beating of Madison Brengle on Wednesday to move a step...

No. 13 Osaka breezes into Australian Open 2nd round

Melbourne—Defending women’s champion Naomi Osaka breezed into the second round as the Australian Open finally began on Monday after a chaotic build-up dominated by...

Osaka vows to have fun in winning return from break

Melbourne—Naomi Osaka said Tuesday that she aims to enjoy herself on court this year as she won on her return to action following a...

Youngsters chase US Open nirvana

New York—Canadian left-hander Leylah Fernandez has led a youthful US Open charge by a group of teenagers whose time for Grand Slam glory might...

Fil-Canadian Fernandez brings football spark to US Open tennis

New York—When Leylah Fernandez was cut from a Canadian youth tennis development program, her father Jorge, an Ecuadorian soccer player, became her coach in...

Teens shock defending champ Osaka, No. 3 Tsitsipas at US Open

Defending champion Naomi Osaka of Japan and Greek third seed Stefanos Tsitsipas were both ousted from the US Open by 18-year-olds in epic stunners...

Osaka advances, while Tsitsipas escapes Murray

New York—Defending champion Naomi Osaka stretched her Grand Slam win streak to 16 matches on Monday at the US Open while Greek third seed...

US Open champion Osaka in spotlight

New York—Naomi Osaka launches her bid for a third US Open title in four years on Monday, aiming to put turmoil behind her as...

Osaka defends US Open crown with Barty leading top rivals

Defending champion Naomi Osaka seeks her third US Open title in four tries as the year's final Grand Slam begins Monday with top-ranked Wimbledon...

Osaka plans to help out Haiti earthquake relief efforts

Naomi Osaka says she is going to give all her proceeds from the WTA Tour's upcoming Cincinnati event to the earthquake victims in Haiti...
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