When they first played each other, Osaka was a two-time major champion, and Swiatek was ranked No. 65. A lot has changed since. They'll meet again Wednesday -- and it could spark a new rivalry.
Naomi Osaka felt stuck after achieving financial success as a tennis player because it was one of her motivations growing up. While many players grow up wanting success and trophies, the motivation behind playing professional sports can be different.
Naomi Osaka understands the difficulty of playing Iga Swiatek at the 2024 Roland Garros, but she doesn't lower her expectations of herself when facing the Pole.
Naomi Osaka didn't have the best draw at the 2024 Roland Garros, getting Iga Swiatek fairly early, and she wasn't particularly thrilled with it. Osaka is not one of those players that concerns herself too much with the draw.
Day 1 of the French Open saw many top women’s players take to the court. Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka, 2021 Roland-Garros champion Barbora Krejcikova and home favourite Caroline Garcia were among the players in action.
Former World No. 1 Naomi Osaka recorded a 6-1, 4-6, 7-5 win over unseeded Italian Lucia Bronzetti on Sunday in the first round of the French Open in Paris.
Expect an exicting first day at Roland Garros. As always, we here at LWOT will be offering our predictions for every match on the slate, including Marie Bouzkova vs Veronika Kudermetova, Maria Bouzkova vs Veronika Kudermetova, Danielle Collins vs Caroline Dolehide, and Tatjana Maria vs Clara Tauson.
Naomi Osaka, who ruled women’s tennis after Serena Williams’ reign, returned to action recently, post a long hiatus after becoming a mother. She is not yet back to the level she was playing at before her break, but is still producing great tennis and earning important victories.
Four-time major champion Naomi Osaka says she is "learning a lot of lessons" from being a mum and hopes these skills can lead to French Open success.
Naomi Osaka is one of the greatest tennis players of the 21st century, and while her tennis career was great before becoming a mother, it can become even greater now.
Iga Swiatek of Poland is the top seed at the French Open, which begins Sunday, and will open against a qualifier or a lucky loser as she attempts to win her fourth title in Paris.
Naomi Osaka’s ex-coach Sascha Bajin has announced his split with American star Alycia Parks after a month together. Parks partnered with Bajin ahead of the Sunshine Doubles after five consecutive losses, but that didn’t work as they split after the Miami Open.
Naomi Osaka made her return to Rome a winning one by sailing to a 7-6 (2), 6-1 victory over Clara Burel in Wednesday's first-round match at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia.
Naomi Osaka recorded her first clay-court victory in exactly two years on Wednesday when the former World No. 1 topped lucky loser Greet Minnen 6-4, 6-1 at the Mutua Madrid Open in Spain.
WTA Madrid Day 3 brings the seeds into play. In this article we will look at four of the matches on the card and give our thoughts on who will go through.
Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka begins her clay court season on day 3 of the WTA Rouen Open. Her match is one of three predicted in this article, with two of these being first-round battles and the other being from the second round.
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