Katie Boulter fought long and hard against Beatriz Haddad Maia but fell in straight sets, while Barbora Krejcikova and Anna Kalinskaya also advanced to the Last 8 in Ningbo, and 4 qualifiers and 1 lucky loser make the quarters in Osaka, an Open Era first… China | WTA 500 Ningbo Open Brazil’s Beatrice Haddad Maia…
The blockbuster contest between 4th-seeded Coco Gauff and Naomi Osaka promised to be the match of the China Open, but, at a set all, the encounter ended in anti-climax as a back injury forced the Japanese former World No 1 to retire. I wasn’t sure if it was her hip or back, I just knew…
Naomi Osaka will now compete in all the Grand Slams, per her coach, Wim Fisette, in a new approach because she didn’t do it in the past. The Japanese player has four major triumphs, all of which came on hard courts. It’s her best surface, but not by a small margin, and it’s largely because…
By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Thursday, May 9, 2024 Naomi Osaka is fueled by a main mission for this clay season: No regrets. Osaka powered past Marta Kostyuk 6-3, 6-2 and shared her mission statement for clay season. The former world No. 1 aims to play on her terms and focus on finishing her…
Naomi Osaka was never an outstanding clay-court player, but that doesn’t mean that she can’t succeed on the surface. The Japanese player has played only 12 matches in the only clay-court major in tennis, and she never made it past the third round, winning 7 of those 12 matches. On top of that, her performances…
Wim Fisette remains confident that Naomi Osaka can still win Grand Slams in the near future despite a challenging start to the new season. Osaka rejoined the WTA tour at the start of 2024 after being away for nearly 15 months. The Japanese star initially took an indefinite break at the end of the 2022…
Naomi Osaka finally learned her first-round opponent for the 2024 Abu Dhabi Open, and the draw could not have been more brutal to her than it was. While for much of her career, things came very easy to Osaka because of her ranking, this tennis comeback is proving to be very hard. The Japanese player…
Naomi Osaka‘s return is upon us, and former WTA player Barbara Schett previewed what we might see from the former number one. The return of Naomi Osaka is probably the most exciting storyline in tennis. It’s been a long time since we saw her play, and her ability with the racket makes it so exciting….
