Defending champion Naomi Osaka of Japan on Monday enjoyed a stellar start to her Australian Open campaign as she moved past rising Colombian Camila Osorio 6-3, 6-3 in the first round at Rod Laver Arena. No.13 seed, who won the Australian Open in 2019 as well as last year, took […]
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Tokyo Olympics: Number two seed Naomi Osaka knocked out
World number two Naomi Oska was knocked out of the women’s singles event in the ongoing Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday. Czech Republic’s Marketa Vondrousova defeated Osaka in straight sets 6-1, 6-4. In the first set, it seemed like Osaka did not turn up, and she was able to win just one game, […]
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Tokyo Olympics: Japan’s Naomi Osaka breezes into third round
Japanese tennis sensation Naomi Osaka cruised into the third round of women’s singles event in Tokyo 2020 Olympics here at centre court on Ariake Tennis Park. Naomi Osaka recorded her second straight-sets victory of the showpiece event, defeating Viktorija Golubic of Switzerland by 6-3 6-2 to move into the next […]
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Tokyo Olympics: Naomi Osaka enters second round
2021 Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka on Sunday entered the second round of the women’s singles event here in the Tokyo Olympics. Osaka defeated China’s Saisai Zheng 6-1, 6-4 in the first round at the Ariake Tennis Centre Court. The 23-year-old brought her A-game to the Court and she did […]
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French Tennis Federation head ‘sorry and sad’ over Naomi Osaka’s withdrawal
French tennis federation president Gilles Moretton said he was “sorry and sad” for World number two Naomi Osaka following the Japanese player’s withdrawal from the ongoing French Open on Monday. Osaka, the Japanese tennis player, pulled out of the French Open citing mental health and revealing that she suffered long bouts of depression since the US Open in 2018. “The […]
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Australian Open: Naomi Osaka crushes Hsieh, sails into semi-finals
Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka advanced to the semi-finals of the ongoing Australian Open after overpowering Taiwan’s Su-Wei Hsieh on Tuesday. The three-time Grand Slam champion Osaka defeated Hsieh in two consecutive sets and sealed a comfortable victory in 66 minutes at Rod Laver Arena. The world number three smashed seven aces in her […]
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Japan’s Osaka inspires own manga character
Japan’s three-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka has inspired a new manga character to appear in an issue of Nakayoshi magazine next month, the publishers announced on Sunday. Osaka, who is the world’s highest paid female athlete, is a fan of both manga and anime and took to social media […]
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Naomi Osaka becomes world’s highest-paid female athlete
Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka has become the highest paid female athlete in the world, topping American great Serena Williams. According to the Forbes magazine, Osaka earned $37.4 million in the last 12 months from prize money and endorsements, $1.4 million more than Williams, setting an all-time earnings record for […]