Osaka retires in Toronto opener with back pain
Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka retired from her opening match on Tuesday at the WTA Toronto Masters with lower back pain, raising injury concerns with the US Open looming.
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Naomi Osaka exits opening match at Toronto with back injury
TORONTO: Naomi Osaka’s recent struggles continued Tuesday with an early exit at the National Bank Open.
Coco Gauff dubs Serena Williams the ‘GOAT of GOATs’ and lauds the legacy she’s left ahead of retirement
Coco Gauff hailed Serena Williams as the “GOAT of GOATs” and the reason she plays tennis following the 40-year-old’s decision to “evolve away” from tennis. Williams looks set to retire from the sport after the US Open, stating in an interview with Vogue that she “never liked the word retirement” but is planning to switch her focus to ventures away from tennis.
Kasatkina breaks into top 10 as Swiatek dominates WTA rankings
Daria Kasatkina was rewarded for her victory in San Jose at the weekend with a return to the top 10 for the first time since 2019, when the WTA rankings were released on Monday.
Daria Kasatkina breaks into top 10 as Iga Swiatek dominates WTA rankings
The Russian, who climbed three places to ninth, beat Shelby Rogers in three sets on Sunday to claim her fifth WTA title on the hard courts in California. It is her highest-ever ranking and marks her first showing in the top 10 since January 14, 2019 after which she slipped to number 75 in October 2020, a period affected badly by the coronavirus. Iga Swiatek retains the number one spot with almost twice as many points as number two Anett Kontaveit.
Serena Williams faces tough draw in first US Open tune-up event
Serena Williams will have her work cut out for her when the Toronto Open kicks off next week as the 23-time Grand Slam champion begins her hardcourt preparations for the upcoming U.S. Open. If Williams can get past a qualifier in her first round match she will then face either Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Belinda Bencic or savvy veteran and former world number one Victoria Azarenka in the second round.
What Emma Raducanu must do next as issues mount up for bruised US Open champion
It has been another week the US Open champion may want to forget, but how can Briton get her season back on track ahead of this month's major in New York? Telegraph Sport explains. . .
Serena Williams faces tough draw in first US Open tune-up event
Serena Williams will have her work cut out for her when the Toronto Open kicks off next week as the 23-time Grand Slam champion begins her hardcourt preparations for the upcoming U.S. Open.