Sinner handed tough French Open draw
PARIS :World number one Jannik Sinner's Grand Slam return after a doping suspension could be a tough one after the Italian was handed a difficult draw at the French Open on Thursday.
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Naomi Osaka Knocked Out Of Italian Open As Fans Await Jannik Sinner
Naomi Osaka was eliminated from the Italian Open on Monday after being beaten by Peyton Stearns 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (7/4) as her struggles for form at the top level continued. In the quarter-finals Stearns will face one of Danielle Collins, who knocked out reigning champion Iga Swiatek, or Elina Svitolina after coming through an attritional match which lasted two hours and 43 minutes on a baking centre court. Osaka is another big name that American Stearns has beaten in Rome after also knocking out fifth seed Madison Keys in the previous round. Former world number one Osaka has looked a long way from the player who has won four Grand Slams since returning last year from a 15-month break from tennis for the birth of her daughter.
Andreescu's impressive run at Italian Open ends with 4th-round loss to Zhang
Bianca Andreescu's run at the Italian Open tennis tournament came to an end Monday with a 7-5, 6-1 loss to Qinwen Zhang in the fourth round.
FTX lawsuit against Tom Brady, Stephen Curry, Shohei Ohtani, others is narrowed
A federal judge narrowed but stopped short of dismissing a lawsuit by investors seeking to hold celebrities like sports stars Tom Brady, Stephen Curry and Shohei Ohtani liable for promoting the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX.
Osaka inspired by Agassi as she embraces claycourt grind
(This story has been corrected to fix the score in Osaka win and victory streak in paragraph 9)
Osaka and Jabeur advance in Italian Open as Badosa, Kvitova pull out
(Corrects score in Osaka win in second paragraph)
Osaka inspired by Agassi's comeback as she embraces clay court grind
Four times Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka said this year's clay court swing feels different as she enters it with momentum, having picked up wins and confidence in the recent weeks.
Osaka inspired by Agassi’s comeback as she embraces clay court grind
Four times Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka said this year’s clay court swing feels different as she enters it with momentum, having picked up wins and confidence in the recent weeks. Osaka beat Slovenia’s Kaja Juvan 6-1 7-5 last week in the final of the L’Open 35 de Saint-Malo, a WTA 125 tournament, to win her first clay-court title at any level. It was also her first WTA title since becoming a mother in July 2023. “I wanted to rack up experience on clay.