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Naomi Osaka, in Allen Iverson-inspired look, advances at U.S. OpenJapan's Naomi Osaka was glad to get through her first-round match at the U.S. Open in New York late Monday night for both sporting and business reasons.,The tennis star/fashion designer will now get to unveil another look in the second round.,Osaka, the tournament's 13th seed, outlasted Russia's Ana...

WTA roundup: Naomi Osaka survives 3-set quarterfinal in WashingtonThird-seeded Naomi Osaka, searching for her first WTA Tour event championship in more than five years, rallied to reach the semifinals of the Mubadala DC Open on Friday with a three-set win in Washington.,The Japanese star topped Italy's Elisabetta Cocciaretto 4-6, 6-4, 6-3.,Osaka finished with a 9-...

Aryna Sabalenka to meet Naomi Osaka in Wimbledon round of 16Top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka delivered nine aces and advanced to the round of 16 of Wimbledon with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia on Friday at the All England Club in London.,The World No. 1 from Belarus hit 19 winners while advancing to the second week of a Grand Slam event for th...

Jessica Pegula, Naomi Osaka advance to Italian Open 4th round

The top-seeded players competing early on Sunday in Rome cruised to victories in the third round at the Italian Open.,Second-seeded Elina Rybakina of Kazakhstan routed Alexandra Eala of the Philippines 6-4, 6-3, while fifth-seeded Jessica Pegula had an easy time against Rebeka Masarova, blanking the...

Elena Rybakina, Coco Gauff sent packing in Madrid Round of 16

Unseeded Austrian Anastasia Potapova surprised No. 2 seed Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan and won a 7-6 (8), 6-4 battle in the Round of 16 at the Madrid Open on Monday.,Two of the top three seeds were shown the exit door, as Czech 13th seed Linda Noskova defeated No. 3 seed Coco Gauff 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (5)...

Aryna Sabalenka wins long-awaited rematch with Naomi Osaka

The last time Aryna Sabalenka and Naomi Osaka faced off, neither had won a Grand Slam title.,When they clashed for the second time, on Tuesday in the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif., each entered as a four-time major winner. The current top seed, Sabalenka, emerged with ...

WTA roundup: Elena Rybakina rolls into Ningbo final

No. 3 seed Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan and No. 4 Ekaterina Alexandrova of Russia cruised into Sunday's final of the Ningbo Open in Ningbo, China.,Rybakina knocked out No. 2 seed Jasmine Paolini of Italy 6-3, 6-2 in one hour and 29 minutes. Rybakina struck 10 aces, won 88% of the points on her first...

WTA roundup: Jasmine Paolini rallies; Naomi Osaka withdraws

No. 2 seed Jasmine Paolini of Italy rallied to reach the Ningbo Open semifinals with a marathon 5-7, 7-5, 6-3 victory Friday against sixth-seeded Swiss Belinda Bencic in Ningbo, China.,Paolini swung momentum in the three-hour, 22-minute clash with two service breaks in the 10th and final games of th...