Naomi Osaka retired from her Australian Open third round match on Friday. The Japanese tennis star had just lost the opening set to Belinda Bencic via a tiebreak (7-3) before pulling the plug. It marked the first time she had withdrawn from a grand slam tournament match in her career.

Naomi Osaka is back to practicing after an unfortunate end to her Australian Open run as the four-time Grand Slam champion says she "can't wait" to return to competitive action.

However, no tennis fan can deny that Osaka looks much stronger on the court this year. She is 6-2 and quietly racking up rankings points. On Monday, the WTA Rankings were updated after the Australian Open, and Osaka made huge strides.

Naomi Osaka ’s return to Grand Slam competition ended prematurely on Friday, as the two-time Australian Open champion was forced to retire from her third-round match against Belinda Bencic due to a strained abdominal muscle. Osaka had dropped the opening set in a tiebreaker, 7-6 (3), before informing the chair umpire she could no longer continue.

MELBOURNE, Australia — Two-time Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka stopped playing because of a strained ... Osaka began 2025 by making it to the final of a tournament at Auckland, New Zealand, on Jan. 5, but she stopped playing in the title match ...

Nevertheless, Raducanu remains undaunted while facing myriad challenges. She shared her first update after the Singapore Open to her 2.5 million Instagram followers on Wednesday.

Jennifer Bailey discusses the contrasting fortunes of two of Britain's best young sport stars - Emma Raducanu and Luke Littler - after the tennis star said she would be open to meeting with the PDC World Darts champion.

We take a detailed look at the Singapore Tennis Open 2025 prize money on offer, as well as its schedule and venue.

Naomi Osaka has posted an image of herself working out, sporting one major change to her look. The Japanese former World No.

With the most weeks at No 1, the most Grand Slam titles won, and the most overall titles won of any WTA player since 2020, Swiatek eased her way towards the top of our countdown. Swiatek broke through with her 2020 French Open triumph and is now a four-time Roland Garros champion, alongside lifting the 2022 US Open title.

Naomi Osaka beat Petra Kvitova to win the Australian Open, becoming Asia's first No. 1 ranked player in tennis.

Naomi Osaka has expressed her longing for the tennis court following her heartbreaking 2025 Australian Open exit.