Naomi Osaka

Mboko Caps Montreal Fairy Tale By Winning Her First WTA Tour Title

MONTREAL/WASHINGTON, August 8, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) Thursday evening’s title match of the WTA 1000 Omnium Banque Nationale presente par Rogers had all the makings of a fairy tale final. A capacity crowd filled IGA Stadium in Montreal’s Jarry Park, […]

Roland-Garros Begins With Plenty Of Excitement And Upsets, Too

PARIS/WASHINGTON, May 26, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) The French Open, the year’s second major and the only one played on clay, began in Paris Sunday under mostly cloudy skies and 22-degree Celsius temperatures. While light rain interrupted play for an […]

Japan Seals 2024 Billie Jean King Cup Finals Place

ITF Press Release, April 13, 2024 Australia and Japan booked their places in November’s Billie Jean King Cup by Gainbridge Finals in Seville, after sealing respective victories over Mexico and Kazakhstan on day two of their home Qualifier ties. Nao […]

Osaka To Play Berlin Ladies Open

BERLIN, March 23, 2024 Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka of Japan will make her debut at this year’s Berlin Ladies Open presented by ecotrans Group. The WTA 500 grass-court tournament offers a a total prize money of $922,573 and […]

Osaka Returns To Indian Wells At Peace With Herself, Win Or Lose

INDIAN WELLS/WASHINGTON, March 11, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Former World No. 1, four-time Grand Slam champion and 2018 BNP Paribas Open titlist Naomi Osaka returned to the Southern California palm desert for the first time since 2019 and took center […]

Defending Champion Osaka Having Fun, Winning At Australian Open

MELBOURNE/WASHINGTON, January 19, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Women’s defending champion Naomi Osaka of Japan advanced to the third round of the Australian Open with a 6-0, 6-4 win over 54th-ranked American Madison Brengle in a featured Wednesday evening match on […]