Four-time grand slam champion Naomi Osaka says she will not take questions from the press at Roland Garros this year,saying the nature of news conferences puts an undue burden on players’ mental health.
Sam Stosur is confident Ashleigh Barty will be well and truly recovered from her arm injury and fully primed for a charge at a second Roland Garros major.
Defeat to Maria Sakkari was Naomi Osaka’s first since February 2020,and it ended any chance of reclaiming the No.1 ranking this week from Ash Barty,who is in the semi-finals at the Miami Open.
There were fears the 2021 Australian Open wouldn’t happen at all,but the tournament eventually delivered plenty of drama. Here are the highs and lows of an Open like no other.
After being described as the “next boss” of women’s tennis,Naomi Osaka declared that she’s chasing more stability instead of “randomly popping up” to claim majors.
After winning her second Australian Open - to add to her two US Open titles - there’s something else 23-year-old Naomi Osaka hopes to eventually tick off her list.
Naomi Osaka and Jennifer Brady face off for the women’s title at Rod Laver Arena tonight,follow all the action here.
Naomi Osaka lays down a marker for a decade to come in women’s tennis with her victory in the Australian Open final.
Naomi Osaka has confirmed she is the dominant force in women’s tennis with victory over American Jennifer Brady in the Australian Open final on Saturday night.
Naomi Osaka has reminded local hope Ashleigh Barty of who her main competition is at the Australian Open,dispatching veteran Hsieh Su-wei in the quarter-finals on Tuesday to advance.
While Ashleigh Barty is playing with strapping on her thigh,she insists it’s a small matter she is on top of and did not seem in trouble in a commanding win over Ekaterina Alexandrova on Saturday night.