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Tokyo 2020: Naomi Osaka out of Olympics tennis tournament

Ihesiulo Grace 28 July 2021 0

After losing to Marketa Vondrousova in the third round of the women’s singles, Naomi Osaka, the face of the Tokyo Olympics, will not be awarded a gold medal. The 23-year-old had intended to take center stage both on and off the court during the Games, but the highlight will be igniting

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French Open: Naomi Osaka withdraws following threat to expel her from tournament

Ihesiulo Grace 1 June 2021 0

The four-time Grand Slam singles champion was fined $15,000 after she did not conduct a post-match press conference following her first-round win against Romanian Patricia Maria Tig on Sunday. The four Grand Slam organisers reacted strongly to Osaka’s move, releasing a joint statement on Sunday that threatened the 23-year-old with potential disqualification and a ban

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Australian Open: Naomi Osaka claims her second title in Melbourne with victory over Jennifer Brady

Ihesiulo Grace 20 February 2021 0

After a straight-sets win over American Jennifer Brady on Saturday, Japan’s Naomi Osaka won her second Australian Open title in three years. With a 6-4 6-3 victory over Brady, Osaka became the first woman since Monica Seles to win her first four Grand Slam finals, retaining her perfect record in major finals. Due to the […]

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Naomi Osaka Wins 3rd Grand Slam In Grand Style

Ihesiulo Grace 13 September 2020 0

By Rilwan Balogun Naomi Osaka is riding high again, and the waves are on a wholly different level. In the 2020 US Open finals, the first Asian woman to rise to the summit of female tennis proved her mettle again, as she won her 3rd Grand Slam. Naomi Osaka, 22, is ranked highest in female […]

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Floyd: Osaka speaks up against police brutality

Ihesiulo Grace 1 June 2020 0

Two-time Grand Slam tennis champion Naomi Osaka joined the chorus of athletes condemning the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police, Derek Chauvin posting pictures of protests from the Minnesota city on her Instagram account. “Just because it isn’t happening to you, doesn’t mean it isn’t happening at all,” wrote Osaka, whose mother […]

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Breaking: 15-year-old Coco Gauff Defeats Reigning Champion Naomi Osaka at Australian Open

Ihesiulo Grace 24 January 2020 0

This had been the most anticipated battle of the tournament so far, the 15-year-old is still very young in every way. This time it was here at the Australian Open on a warm Friday night, Gauff plowing easily past No. 3-seeded Naomi Osaka on the very court where Osaka won the title last year. READ […]

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Australian Open: Naomi Osaka and Coco Gauff set to meet

Ihesiulo Grace 22 January 2020 0

For the first time at a grand slam, Naomi Osaka has her dad watching on from the players’ box during the Australian Open. READ ALSO: Red-hot Nadal faces Delbonis, says majors tally not a focus Whether his court-side presence will help guide the world No. 4 to back-to-back titles in Melbourne remains to be seen, […]

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Osaka, Barty, Djokovic through to third round of Australian Open

Ihesiulo Grace 22 January 2020 0

Reigning champions Naomi Osaka and Novak Djokovic won in straight sets in windy conditions on Wednesday to continue their title defence campaigns at the Australian Open. Women’s world number one Ash Barty also advanced in same fashion as the competition eyes the third round. Tennis: Osaka prevails in third three-setter to advance to Brisbane semis […]

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Osaka wins pan pacific 2019

Ihesiulo Grace 23 September 2019 0

Naomi Osaka has worn her first Pan Pacific Open title win in her hometown after beating Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in straight sets. 21 year old, Osaka said it was “special” for her to get a win in her hometown after she who had twice finished runner-up at the tournament, beat the Russian 6-2 6-3. The world […]

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Serena Williams plays solid in first outing since Wimbledon

Ihesiulo Grace 9 August 2019 0

Serena Williams looked solid in her first match since Wimbledon as she defeated Belgium’s Elise Mertens on Wednesday to reach the third round at the WTA Toronto tournament. Serena Williams beat the 20th-ranked Mertens 6-3, 6-3 Wednesday at the WTA Toronto tournament. The 37-year-old American, one crown shy of a record-tying 24th Grand Slam singles […]

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Naomi Osaka sacks coach Sascha Bajin

Ihesiulo Grace 13 February 2019 0

tennis number one Naomi Osaka has split from her coach Sascha Bajin just 17 days after completing back-to-back Grand Slam victories at the Australian Open. “Hey everyone, I will no longer be working together with Sascha. I thank him for his work and wish him all the best in the future,” the 21-year-old Japanese tweeted […]

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Wham-bam as Japan’s Naomi Osaka roars into Tokyo quarters

Ihesiulo Grace 20 September 2018 0

Japan’s Naomi Osaka pulverised Slovak Dominika Cibulkova 6-2, 6-1 to reach the Pan Pacific Open quarter-finals on Wednesday in her first match since her historic US Open triumph. The 20-year-old, who stunned Serena Williams to become Japan’s first grand slam singles champion earlier this month, fired down 10 aces in a fearsome display of wham-bam […]

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Japan hails Naomi Osaka’s performance at US Open

Ihesiulo Grace 11 September 2018 0

Japan on Sunday hailed Naomi Osaka’s stunning upset against the legendary Serena Williams to win the US Open, giving the nation some rare good news after a summer of deadly natural disasters. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe led the praise, taking to Twitter to congratulate Osaka after her 6-2, 6-4 win in New York. Congratulations on […]