23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams had already hinted that she will be retiring from tennis after the US Open.
Naomi Osaka had not played anywhere since a first-round loss to Amanda Anisimova at the French Open on May 23.
Wim Fissette coached Naoma Osaka to two of her Grand Slam titles — at the 2020 US Open and 2021 Australian Open.
An All England Club spokesperson said no fans were removed from Nick Kyrgios' match, but that there could be a review of what went on.
Naomi Osaka did not play at Wimbledon a year ago as part of a mental health break she took after pulling out of the French Open.
Iga Swiatek had been set to open her grass-court season in Berlin but joined Anett Kontaveit, Paula Badosa and Naomi Osaka in pulling out of the event.
At French Open 2021, Noami Osaka was fined USD 15,000 for skipping a mandatory news conference. She then pulled out altogether.
Novak Djokovic has called the Wimbledon organisers’ decision to ban players from Russia and Belarus over the invasion of Ukraine ‘a mistake’.
Naomi Osaka is a four-time Grand Slam champion who took two mental health breaks last season at Roland Garros.
Naomi Osaka had missed the mandatory news conference after winning in the first round at French Open 2021, then pulled out of the tournament.
French Open 2022 draw also sets up two tantalizing possibilities of Iga Swiatek meeting Simona Halep or Jelena Ostapenko.
Denis Shapovalov hopped over the net to show the chair umpire a mark on his opponent’s side of the red clay court, an act which is not permitted.
Carlos Alcaraz just won the Madrid Open 2022 after beating Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic back-to-back and got better of Alexander Zverev in the final.
Naomi Osaka enjoyed six aces but had her serve broken five times by Sorribes Tormo, who had already bettered French Open runner-up Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.
The men's first round at Madrid Open begins next week, headlined by Rafael Nadal and top-ranked Novak Djokovic.
Naomi Osaka said she hoped to learn from some of the clay-court specialists who are playing in Madrid, including Rafael Nadal.
Iga Swiatek won the Miami Open 2022 on Saturday. She will replace Ashleigh Barty at number one in the women's rankings.
Iga Swiatek will replace recently-retired Ashleigh Barty as the new no.1 in women’s singles. Her winning streak extended to 17 games.
Japanese Naomi Osaka is in a championship match for the first time since the 2021 Australian Open. Osaka will meet 2 Iga Swiatek in the final.
While Daniil Medvedev defeated Jenson Brooksby to reach quarterfinals of Miamo Open, Naomi Osaka beat Danielle Collins for semifinal berth.
This is just the second time Naomi Osaka has managed to advance into the quarterfinal of any tournament over the last year.
Only five men in the past 18 years have held the No. 1 ranking. Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Daniil Medvedev and Andy Murray.
Star leg-spinner Rashid Khan says COVID messed up the mental health of top sportspersons but he was lucky to escape the pandemic's wrath by playing cricket.
No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka, No. 3 seed Anett Kontaveit, No. 6 Karolina Pliskova, No. 11 Emma Raducanu, No. 15 Elina Svitolina, No. 18 Leylah Fernandez, etc. - all...
Naomi Osaka trailed in the first set when a woman in the stands passed derogatory remark on her. The Japanese star lost 6-0, 6-4.
