Two-time Australian Open singles champion Naomi Osaka has heaps of praise for Iga Swiatek, who has been a major reason for the rise of women’s tennis in recent times.
Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff and Naomi Osaka all make it through comfortably to the last 32 of the Italian Open in Rome.
Naomi Osaka had never beaten a Top 20-ranked player on clay before, and she earned the win against Marta Kostyuk at the 2024 Italian Open. The Japanese player hasn't played much on clay throughout her career.
Naomi Osaka is pleased with how her season is progressing so far, but she reiterates that there is a lot more to come after her opening-round win at the Italian Open.
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.
Naomi Osaka made her return to Rome a winning one by sailing to a 7-6 (2), 6-1 victory over Clara Burel in Wednesday's first-round match at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia.
Former World No. 1 Naomi Osaka is slowly but surely finding her game again, but the clay season might be a bit of an interruption. At WTA Rome she’s already defeated Clara Burel though and now has to take on Top 20 player Marta Kostyuk in the second round.
Naomi Osaka started her 2024 Italian Open with a good win over Clara Burel, her first win at the event in five years, as the last one came in 2019. There is a reason why Osaka hasn't won in Rome since 2019, and it's mostly because she hasn't played on clay much in the past.
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.
It promises to be an exciting second day the WTA Rome Open and, as always, we at LWOT predict every the match on the slate on day two at the Foro Italico, including Donna Vekic vs Lesia Tsurenko.
Naomi Osaka hasn't had the type of year she had hoped for so far, but she's staying optimistic about future success that might be coming her way. Earlier this year, Osaka made some surprising comments regarding her expectations in the season's first major.
Naomi Osaka had a 'deep' moment after the Madrid Open, admitting that she felt things would click for her. Osaka has been playing on clay for two weeks, and it's gone about how many expected it to go.
Naomi Osaka started her Madrid Open campaign with a solid win, but she couldn't add a second one as Liudmila Samsonova outplayed her. The Russian is one of the trickiest players to play because no one ever quite knows what to expect from her.
Japanese pro Naomi Osaka is back to winning ways at the clay courts. This was only her second match on clay after two years. Playing at the Mutua Madrid Open, Osaka was up against Greet Minnen in the first-round match.
Naomi Osaka and Nick Kyrgios get along very well, as the Japanese player described the Australian as a 'brother from a different universe.' The friendship between Osaka and Kyrgios goes back a few years, and it's only grown recently.
Naomi Osaka recorded her first clay-court victory in exactly two years on Wednesday when the former World No. 1 topped lucky loser Greet Minnen 6-4, 6-1 at the Mutua Madrid Open in Spain.
WTA Madrid Day 3 brings the seeds into play. In this article we will look at four of the matches on the card and give our thoughts on who will go through.
Former world No. 1 Naomi Osaka earned her first win on clay in two years by defeating lucky loser Greet Minnen 6-4, 6-1 in the first round of the Madrid Open.
Naomi Osaka played her second match on clay this year and earned her first win on the surface since 2022, starting her 2024 Madrid Open campaign positively.
Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka begins her clay court season on day 3 of the WTA Rouen Open. Her match is one of three predicted in this article, with two of these being first-round battles and the other being from the second round.
Former World No. 1 Naomi Osaka of Japan continued her return to dominance on Saturday, pulling off a 6-2, 7-6 (5) upset of 15th-seeded Ukrainian Elina Svitolina in the second round of the Miami Open in Miami Gardens, Fla.
Japan's Naomi Osaka remained perfect in the first round of the Miami Open, sweeping Italy's Elisabetta Cocciaretto 6-3, 6-4 on Wednesday in Miami Gardens, Fla.
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