Reigning US and Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka advanced to the Miami Open quarter-finals yesterday, stretching her win streak to 23 matches by defeating Belgian 16th seed Elise Mertens 6-3, 6-3. The second-ranked Japanese star will next face the winner of a later match between US 29th seed Jessica Pegula […]
Medvedev, Osaka through to Miami Open third round
Daniil Medvedev celebrated his rise to second in the world with a seamless entry into the Miami Open yesterday, trouncing Taiwan’s Lu Yen-Hsun in less than an hour. Russia’s Medvedev needed just 56 minutes to subdue Lu 6-2, 6-2, firing nine aces with just one double fault as he advanced […]
Osaka ends Williams’ bid for record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title
Naomi Osaka ended Serena Williams’ bid for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title by knocking her out of the Australian Open semi-finals today. Osaka beat the American 6-3 6-4 at the Rod Laver Arena to reach the final and will play either Jennifer Brady or Karolina Muchova for the title.
Serena, Osaka off to flying starts as delayed Australian Open begins
Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka wasted little time in breezing into the second round as the Australian Open began on Monday, three weeks later than originally scheduled because of the coronavirus pandemic. Japan’s Osaka, the third seed, struck the first serve on Rod Laver Arena against Russia’s Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in […]