Tag: Naomi Osaka
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Paris Olympics: Naomi Osaka defeated by Angelique Kerber
Angelique Kerber’s singles career will continue for at least one more game after she defeated Japan’s Naomi Osaka on Saturday.
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Tennis star, Naomi Osaka welcomes first child with boyfriend, Cordae
25-year-old four-time Grand Slam singles champion, Naomi Osaka has welcomed her first child with rapper boyfriend Cordae in Los Angeles, United States. Both mother and newborn daughter are doing well says report in the US media on Monday. This is the first baby for Osaka and Cordae. The pair previously revealed that they were expecting…
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Osaka wins by walk-over at US Open
Defending champion Naomi Osaka is through to the third round of the 2021 US Open by walk-over. This was after her planned opponent Olga Danilovic withdrew from the tournament on Wednesday. US Open officials said Danilovic was unable to contest the second-round game for “a medical reason”. They however gave no further details. World number…
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Osaka cancels participation in tennis tournament in Berlin
After her withdrawal from the French Open, Japan’s Naomi Osaka has also cancelled her participation in next week’s grass court tournament in Berlin. Osaka abandoned the French Open — where she didn’t talk to the media and was faced with threats of harsher sanctions — before her second-round match in Paris last week. She claimed…
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23-year-old Grand Slam champion, Naomi Osaka becomes co-owner of women’s football club
Three-times Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka has become part owner of the North Carolina Courage, the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) team said on Thursday. The club said in a statement that the 23-year-old is the first investor in the Courage since chairman Steve Malik acquired and relocated them to from New York to North…
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Osaka beats Azarenka to win third Grand Slam title
Naomi Osaka demonstrated her growing maturity to fight back against Victoria Azarenka in a compelling US Open final and claim her third Grand Slam title. Japanese fourth seed Osaka, 22, won 1-6 6-3 6-3 for her second US Open title. Osaka was overwhelmed in the first set and was in danger of trailing 3-0 in…
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Former champion Osaka survives scare to reach last 16 in New York
Former champion Naomi Osaka survived a third-round scare before grinding out a 6-3 6-7(4) 6-2 victory over fearless Ukrainian teenager Marta Kostyuk to reach the last 16 of the U.S. Open on Friday. The Japanese fourth seed initially looked like she would enjoy a routine day on the court but was forced to dig deep…
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Western & Southern Open: Azarenka claims title after Naomi Osaka pulls out of final
Victoria Azarenka has claimed the Western & Southern Open by walkover as Naomi Osaka withdrew from the final game due to a left hamstring injury. The two-time Grand Slam champion sustained the injury during the second-set tiebreak of her 6-2 7-6 (7-5) semi-final victory against Belgium’s 14th-seed Elise Mertens on Friday. However, Osaka could not…
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Osaka pulls out of Western & Southern Open to protest racial injustice
Naomi Osaka said she has pulled out of the semi-finals of the Western & Southern Open tennis tournament in protest at racial injustice. Osaka, who has a Japanese mother and Haitian father, said in a social media post: “Before I am an athlete, I am a Black woman”. Her decision follows protests over the police…
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Naomi Osaka displaces rival, Serena Williams, emerges world’s highest-paid female athlete
Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka has displaced US rival Serena Williams to become the world’s highest-paid female athlete. According to Forbes magazine, Osaka, 22, a two-time Grand Slam champion, made £30.7m in prize money and endorsements over the past 12 months. That was £1.15m more than the amount earned by 38-year-old Serena Williams. Both shattered…