Naomi Osaka teases "shocking" plan for Wimbledon
Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka has revealed she will be playing mixed doubles at Wimbledon.
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Naomi Osaka and Garbine Muguruza exit Madrid Open in second round
Naomi Osaka and Garbine Muguruza were among leading players to be knocked out of the Madrid Open on a day of upsets. Spain's Sara Sorribes Tormo beat Osaka 6-3, 6-1 in the second round on the outdoor clay courts in the Spanish capital’s on Sunday. Four-time Grand Slam winner Osaka enjoyed six aces but had her serve broken five times by Sorribes Tormo, who had already bettered French Open runner-up Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.
Naomi Osaka reveals Michael Jordan inspiration, teases potential mixed doubles partner at Wimbledon - Madrid Diary
Osaka wants to follow MJ’s lead Naomi Osaka shared some insight on Sunday into why she took to the court for her second round against Sara Sorribes Tormo despite carrying an Achilles injury she picked up after her opener in Madrid. Ad/> Osaka lost to a relentless Sorribes Tormo 6-3, 6-1 and admitted she could have dealt with her injury in a “smarter” manner by perhaps taking painkillers sooner than she did.
Andreescu beats Collins in straight sets to advance at Madrid Open
MADRID (AP) — Naomi Osaka and Garbiñe Muguruza were among leading players to be knocked out of the Madrid Open on a day of upsets.
Error-prone Naomi Osaka crashes out to home favourite Sara Sorribes Tormo in straight sets at the Madrid Open
Naomi Osaka has crashed out of the Madrid Open at the last-32 stage, losing to Spain's Sara Sorribes Tormo 6-3 6-1. The world No. 35 beat Osaka for the first time when the two players met at the Fed Cup Qualifiers in 2020, and it was the Spaniard who came out on top again against her Japanese opponent in their fourth meeting on the WTA tour.
Raducanu marches on in Madrid, Osaka ousted by Sorribes Tormo
US Open champion Emma Raducanu swept into the third round of the Madrid Open on Sunday (May 1) with a 6-2 6-1 demolition of Marta Kostyuk while Spain's Sara Sorribes Tormo stunned four-times major champion Naomi Osaka 6-3 6-1.
¡'Kanzen' Sorribes!
evitó este domingo que lo que había sido un pleno español en primera ronda del, con cuatro tenistas de la Armada clasificadas para la segunda, se invirtiera tras las eliminaciones de Nuria Párrizas, Paula Badosa y Garbiñe Muguruza. La castellonense que, según se mire, puede que tenga menos tenis que las dos últimas, no tiene nada que envidiarles en cuanto competitividad y casta. Lo demostró con su segunda victoria consecutiva ante Naomi Osaka (6-3 y 6-1 en 1h28), ganadora de cuatro Grand Slams y ex número del mundo, a la que venció hace dos años en la Billie Jean King Cup, en la eliminatoria de clasificación para las Finales en la que España ganó a Japón sin Badosa ni Muguruza, por cierto. Sara, que ganó el pasado viernes a la 15ª del ranking, Pavlyuchenkova, alcanza por primera vez los octavos de final del torneo y se enfrentará el martes a otra rusa, Daria Kasatkina, tenista que entrena en Barcelona y que dio la sorpresa al eliminar a la cuarta favorita, la griega Maria Sakkari (3-6, 6-3 y 6-1). En 2015 la ganó con un doble rosco, aunque avanza que “será un partido muy complicado”.
Naomi Osaka 'trying to learn' from Rafael Nadal and Iga Swiatek, Bianca Andreescu is back - Madrid Open Diary
Osaka is a fast learner Naomi Osaka said before her opening round she may have picked up a trick or two from Rafael Nadal’s ‘claybook’ by studying some of his videos on clay, and she mentioned she planned on watching him practise this week in Madrid. Ad/> Initially, she wouldn’t reveal what parts of the Spaniard’s game she “stole” but after easing past Anastasia Potapova 6-3, 6-1 on Friday, it became rather obvious what Osaka was referring to, particularly on the last point of the contest.