Osaka not needed as Japan reach BJK Cup finals for first time
TOKYO: Naomi Osaka was not required to play after team-mate Nao Hibino sent Japan to their first Billie Jean King Cup finals Saturday (Apr 13) in a 3-1 qualifying win over Kazakhstan.
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Superb Raducanu leads Britain to BJK Cup Finals after win over France
Former U.S. Open winner Emma Raducanu completed a remarkable weekend as she beat France's Diana Parry to send Britain into the Billie Jean King Cup Finals in Le Portel on Saturday.
Japan, Australia and Slovakia advance to the Billie Jean King Cup Finals
Japan, Australia and Slovakia all advanced to the Billie Jean King Cup Finals by clinching victories in the best-of-five-match qualifying round on Saturday.
Naomi Osaka looking at 'bigger picture' in Billie Jean King Cup
Former world number one Naomi Osaka said she is not focusing on just results and is instead looking at the "bigger picture" having returned to tennis last year after giving birth.
Gauff looking forward to clay season after Miami disappointment
World number three Coco Gauff said it would not be easy to shrug off Monday's Miami Open defeat by Caroline Garcia but the former Roland Garros runner-up is setting her sights on the claycourt season and the year's second Grand Slam.
Iga Swiatek Keeps Nerve To Fight Past Linda Noskova, Coco Gauff Advances In Miami
World number one Iga Swiatek kept her nerve to beat 26th-ranked Linda Noskova of the Czech Republic 6-7 (7-9), 6-4, 6-4 at the WTA Miami Open on Sunday. A day after Swiatek's closest challenger, Aryna Sabalenka, was knocked out of the tournament, the Pole faced a real test from Noskova. The Czech had upset Swiatek in the third round of the Australian Open before the four-time Grand Slam winner gained revenge at Indian Wells. The third meeting this year between the pair was, not surprisingly, a tight affair.
Sun returns to Miami as Swiatek chases 'Sunshine Double'
MIAMI :After two days of rain the sun returned to the Miami Open on Saturday in a good omen for Iga Swiatek, who launched her bid to become just the second woman to win the "Sunshine Double" more than once with a breezy 6-1 6-1 win over Italy's Camila Giorgi.
Andy Murray Beats Dizzy Matteo Berrettini; Sloane Stephens, Naomi Osaka advance
Two-time Miami Open champion Andy Murray fought back for a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 win over struggling Italian Matteo Berrettini in the first round at Hard Rock Stadium on Wednesday. Berrettini needed medical attention near the end of the second set after appearing to almost faint on court but he battled on. The Italian recently returned to the tour after an injury-plagued 2023, reaching the final of a Challenger event in Phoenix. He broke Murray's serve in the first game of the match and was in firm control of the opening set.