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 | AFPOsaka'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 correspondentDefending 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 | AFPPliskova, 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 | AFPKorpatsch 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 correspondentThe 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 | APOsaka 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 | APShe 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