Jan 17, 2025 · MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Two-time Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka stopped playing because of a strained abdominal muscle after dropping the opening set of her third-round match against Belinda Bencic on Friday. “I kind of have a history of it, since I was a teenager. At least once a year, I’d get an ab strain.

Jan 18, 2025 · MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Naomi Osaka’s second-round match at the Australian Open could not possibly have started in a worse way. All of 21 minutes in, she sailed a forehand service return well long and, just like that, trailed 5-0. Osaka strode to the sideline for the changeover, plopped ...

4 days ago · Naomi Osaka has expressed her longing for the tennis court following her heartbreaking 2025 Australian Open exit. ... Osaka's campaign in Melbourne saw her successfully navigate past Caroline ...

Jan 15, 2025 · Two-time Australian Open champion Osaka lost to the Czech in straight sets at last year's US Open but came back from a set down in Melbourne to win 1-6 6-1 6-3.

Jan 15, 2025 · At her peak, the four-time Grand Slam champion played her best tennis in the toughest moments. In Melbourne, she did it again.

Jan 9, 2025 · Despite her struggles on and off the court, she's ready to challenge the world's best for the title in Melbourne, where she has reigned supreme twice in the past. Osaka won the Australian Open...

Jan 15, 2025 · Naomi Osaka is back in the third round of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time since 2022 and she got there with wins at the Australian Open over two women who blocked her path last year.

Jan 15, 2024 · MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Moments after her Grand Slam comeback ended in a first-round loss, Naomi Osaka walked back through the players’ tunnel where her name has a prominent place among recent Australian Open champions.

Jan 15, 2025 · MELBOURNE – Naomi Osaka's second-round match at the Australian Open could not possibly have started in a worse way. All of 21 minutes in, she sailed a forehand service return well long and, just ...

Naomi Osaka defeated No. 20 Karolina Muchova 1-6, 6-1, 6-3 on Wednesday to reach the third round of a major for the first time since the 2022 Australian Open.