Naomi Osaka sets ambitious world ranking target after losing Miami Open final
Naomi Osaka has set an ambitious world ranking target after losing the Miami Open final to Iga Świątek.
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Naomi Osaka sets ambitious world ranking target after Miami Open loss
Naomi Osaka has set an ambitious world ranking target after losing the Miami Open final to Iga Świątek.
Iga Swiatek, From Shy Rafael Nadal And Guns N' Roses Fan To World Number One
Iga Swiatek was once a bashful, teenage hard-rock fan who watched Rafael Nadal in awe before storming to a memorable Grand Slam triumph at a bleak, Covid-hit autumn edition of the French Open in 2020. On Monday, she will be the new world number one. With Guns N' Roses' "Welcome to the Jungle" in her headphones, the Pole took to the clay courts of Roland Garros in October 2020. There was hardly anyone to applaud the teenager in that first year of the Covid pandemic as she swept to her first Grand Slam trophy without dropping a set to become the youngest winner since Monica Seles lifted the Suzanne Lenglen Cup in 1992.
Tired Iga Swiatek withdraws from Charleston tournament
Iga Swiatek, who will become world tennis number 1 on Monday, has pulled out of the Charleston tournament in the United States. Swiatek scooped her third successive WTA 1000 title by beating Naomi Osaka in the Miami Open final on Saturday. Swiatak said cumulative fatigue was on the verge of leaving her injured.
Naomi Osaka news: No tears of disappointment as ‘chill’ Japanese star sets sights on return to No 1
She came up short in the final, but there were plenty of positives for Naomi Osaka at the Miami Open as the four-time Grand Slam winner admitted she is ready to chase down the world No 1 ranking again.
Novak Djokovic can go into French Open as world No 1 with Daniil Medvedev sidelined
Novak Djokovic's world No 1 ranking is still under threat to Daniil Medvedev despite the 26-year-old announcing he would be out for one to two months after having a surgery for a hernia. Medvedev sits just 10 ranking points behind the Serb and could still overtake him with Djokovic defending so many points over the clay season.
Iga Swiatek beats Naomi Osaka to win Miami Open, set to be world No. 1
MIAMI: Iga Swiatek's dream season continued as the incoming world number one scooped her third successive WTA 1000 title to beat Naomi Osaka in the Miami Open final on Saturday. The Polish 20-year-old became only the fourth - and youngest - player to win the 'Sunshine Double' of Indian Wells and Miami in the same year following Steffi Graf, Kim Cljisters and Victoria Azarenka with a 6-4, 6-0 win over Osaka.
Iga Swiatek, from shy Nadal and Guns N' Roses fan to world number one
Iga Swiatek was once a bashful, teenage hard-rock fan who watched Rafael Nadal in awe before storming to a memorable Grand Slam triumph at a bleak, Covid-hit autumn edition of the French Open in 2020.