The four-time Grand Slam champion may need to go through an appeals process to claim a place after failing to make a mandatory two appearances for Japan in the Billie Jean King Cup during the current Olympic cycle
14 April,2024 07:50 AM IST | Tokyo | AFP
“I say some pretty harsh words about myself. I know the word, but if I say it, it sounds really bad. I felt a little like a ‘failure’, but I don’t want to be too harsh,” Osaka told AFP in the UAE capital after her straight sets defeat
08 February,2024 08:10 AM IST | Abu Dhabi | AFP
"She's been scooting back and forth lately so I'm relieved I'll be back home in time to see her first crawl"
17 January,2024 12:01 PM IST | Melbourne | AFP
Osaka's only competitive tennis before the Australian Open came at this month's Brisbane International, where she lost in the second round to Karolina Pliskova
15 January,2024 07:11 PM IST | Sydney | mid-day online correspondent
Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka could pose threat to World No. 1 Iga Swiatek as she targets maiden glory Down Under; Naomi Osaka returns
11 January,2024 07:25 AM IST | Melbourne | AFP
Pliskova, who won the tournament the last time it was held in 2020, bounced back from losing the first set to grind down the Japanese star 3-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-4 in Round 2
04 January,2024 08:00 AM IST | Brisbane | AFP
Korpatsch broke Osaka's serve to start the second set and although the Japanese star broke straight back, she was no longer as settled against the tenacious German
01 January,2024 07:59 PM IST | Australia | mid-day online correspondent
The 37-year-old Spanish lefthander is set to return at the Brisbane International next week after almost a year out with a hip injury. The 22-time Grand Slam singles champion's last match was a second-round loss at the Australian Open in January, and Nadal eventually decided to have surgery on his troublesome hip in June
29 December,2023 03:42 PM IST | Brisbane | AP
Osaka will make her WTA comeback at the tournament which begins Sunday at Pat Rafter Arena. A two-time Australian and U.S. Open champion, Osaka pulled out of last year's Australian Open in Melbourne before later revealing she was pregnant
28 December,2023 05:30 PM IST | Brisbane | AP
She told Japanese broadcaster NHK that she feels “nervous and also happy and excited” as she prepares to return.
09 December,2023 08:15 AM IST | Tokyo | AFPADVERTISEMENT
