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)
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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.
Djokovic, Gauff, other players ask for more money, more say - ESPN
Novak Djokovic, Jannik Sinner, Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff are among 20 leading tennis players who signed a letter sent to the heads of the four Grand Slam tournaments seeking more prize money and a greater say in what they called «decisions that directly impact us.»
Filipino teen Alexandra Eala stuns Iga Swiatek to make Miami Open semifinals
Teenager Alexandra Eala pulled off another upset at the Miami Open on Wednesday when she knocked off five-time Grand Slam champion and second-seeded Iga Swiatek 6-2, 7-5 in the quarterfinals.
Badosa faces another spell out after back problem resurfaces
Spain's Paula Badosa cast fresh doubts about her fitness heading into the claycourt season after the former world number two pulled out of this month's Charleston Open with a lower back injury and did not provide a timeline for her return.
Madison Keys suffers shock loss from Filipino wildcard at Miami Open
MIAMI GARDENS, United States: Australian Open champion Madison Keys crashed out of the Miami Open on Sunday suffering a shock loss to 19-year-old Filipino wildcard Alexandra Eala.Russian 17-year-old Mirra Andreeva, coming off back-to-back WTA 1000 wins in Dubai and Indian Wells, also exited in the third round, her 13 match wining streak ending with a three sets loss to American Amanda Anisimova.The 6-4, 6-2 win for Eala over fifth-seeded American Keys prompted her to hug her team and celebrate passionately after she became the first woman from the Philippines to beat a top-10 opponent since the ranking system came into being in 1975.Eala, the 2022 US Open girls’ singles champion who has been based to the Rafael Nadal academy in Mallorca since she was 13, will now take on Spain’s Paula Badosa for a spot in the quarterfinals.“Growing up it was tough,” she said. “You didn’t have anyone from where you’re from to pave the way.