Japanese tennis sensation Naomi Osaka beat Elise Mertens of Belgium on Saturday to reach the final of the Pan Pacific Open, thrilling her Japanese fans in the city of her birth. Top seed Osaka dispatched No. 9 seed Mertens 6-4,…
Serena Williams reaches US Open final again (ChinaDaily)
With another US Open final in sight, and Grand Slam title No 24 within reach, Serena Williams got past a slightly shaky start and quickly took control. Williams turned in an increasingly impressive performance for a 6-3, 6-1 victory over…
US Open 2019: Naomi Osaka warms hearts by consoling Coco Gauff (BBC)
Naomi Osaka has won hearts all over again. The defending champion consoled 15-year-old American Coco Gauff after beating her 6-3 6-0 in the third round of the US Open. “She was crying, she won. I was crying. Everybody was crying!” said Gauff.…
Serena excited for Coco-Osaka – ‘future of women’s tennis’ (Guardian)
Serena Williams is usually playing in the matches that thrill her most, but she’s going to join a host of fans in watching Saturday’s US Open third round showdown between teen sensation Coco Gauff and top-ranked defending champion Naomi Osaka.…
Roger Federer rates Coco Gauff’s chances of beating Naomi Osaka (Metro)
Coco Gauff and Naomi Osaka’s first meeting has drawn a lot of attention from the wider tennis world. Two young superstars will go head-to-head under the lights of the Arthur Ashe Stadium on Saturday night. ‘I mean, it’s going to…
Djokovic, Osaka named US Open top seeds (Punch)
World number ones and defending champions Novak Djokovic and Naomi Osaka were named as top seeds for the US Open on Wednesday. Djokovic, who will be chasing a 17th Grand Slam singles title in New York next week, heads the…
Knee injury puts Osaka’s US Open title defence in doubt (NewTelegraph)
World number one Naomi Osaka will “probably” defend her US Open title, even if it means defying her doctor’s orders, she said after retiring from the Cincinnati Masters with a knee injury on Friday. Osaka was trailing American Sofia Kenin…
Rogers Cup: Naomi Osaka beaten by Serena Williams but back on top of world rankings (BBC)
Naomi Osaka will return to the top of the women’s tennis world rankings despite losing to Serena Williams in the quarter-finals of the Rogers Cup. Williams beat Osaka 6-3 6-4 to set up a semi-final against Marie Bouzkova. But Osaka’s…
Rogers Cup: Serena Williams to face Naomi Osaka for first time since US Open final (BBC)
Serena Williams will take on Naomi Osaka for the first time since the controversial 2018 US Open final in the quarter-finals of the Rogers Cup. Oskaka won her first Grand Slam in New York in September but the match was…
Serena storms into third round in Toronto (Eurosport)
Serena Williams made a solid start to her first U.S. Open tune-up with a 6-3 6-3 victory over Elise Mertens on Wednesday while Naomi Osaka took a step closer to regaining her world No. 1 ranking by reaching the last…