Naomi Osaka made her return to Rome a winning one by sailing to a 7-6 (2), 6-1 victory over Clara Burel in Wednesday's first-round match at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia.
Former World No. 1 Naomi Osaka is slowly but surely finding her game again, but the clay season might be a bit of an interruption. At WTA Rome she’s already defeated Clara Burel though and now has to take on Top 20 player Marta Kostyuk in the second round.
Naomi Osaka started her 2024 Italian Open with a good win over Clara Burel, her first win at the event in five years, as the last one came in 2019. There is a reason why Osaka hasn't won in Rome since 2019, and it's mostly because she hasn't played on clay much in the past.
Wim Fisette remains confident that Naomi Osaka can still win Grand Slams in the near future despite a challenging start to the new season. Osaka rejoined the WTA tour at the start of 2024 after being away for nearly 15 months.
It promises to be an exciting second day the WTA Rome Open and, as always, we at LWOT predict every the match on the slate on day two at the Foro Italico, including Donna Vekic vs Lesia Tsurenko.
Naomi Osaka hasn't had the type of year she had hoped for so far, but she's staying optimistic about future success that might be coming her way. Earlier this year, Osaka made some surprising comments regarding her expectations in the season's first major.
Naomi Osaka had a 'deep' moment after the Madrid Open, admitting that she felt things would click for her. Osaka has been playing on clay for two weeks, and it's gone about how many expected it to go.
Naomi Osaka started her Madrid Open campaign with a solid win, but she couldn't add a second one as Liudmila Samsonova outplayed her. The Russian is one of the trickiest players to play because no one ever quite knows what to expect from her.
Japanese pro Naomi Osaka is back to winning ways at the clay courts. This was only her second match on clay after two years. Playing at the Mutua Madrid Open, Osaka was up against Greet Minnen in the first-round match.
Naomi Osaka and Nick Kyrgios get along very well, as the Japanese player described the Australian as a 'brother from a different universe.' The friendship between Osaka and Kyrgios goes back a few years, and it's only grown recently.
Naomi Osaka recorded her first clay-court victory in exactly two years on Wednesday when the former World No. 1 topped lucky loser Greet Minnen 6-4, 6-1 at the Mutua Madrid Open in Spain.
WTA Madrid Day 3 brings the seeds into play. In this article we will look at four of the matches on the card and give our thoughts on who will go through.
Former world No. 1 Naomi Osaka earned her first win on clay in two years by defeating lucky loser Greet Minnen 6-4, 6-1 in the first round of the Madrid Open.
Naomi Osaka played her second match on clay this year and earned her first win on the surface since 2022, starting her 2024 Madrid Open campaign positively.
Naomi Osaka wants to leave a legacy behind and doesn't want her name erased from tennis, so she's highly motivated during this comeback. Only a couple of years ago, the motivation of former world no.
Expect plenty of entertaining tennis on day two at the WTA Madrid Open with 24 entertaining matches on the slate. As always, we here at LWOT will be offering our predictions for every match on day two, including Jessica Bouzas Maneiro vs Paula Badosa, Donna Vekic vs Laura Siegemund and Emma Raducanu vs Maria Lourdes Carla.
Naomi Osaka and the late Kobe Bryant shared a very special relationship, but the Japanese star expressed doubt about not meeting the NBA legend's expectations.
Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios has registered some interesting and dominant wins in his career. One of his most memorable wins was when Kyrgios beat Spanish legend Rafael Nadal on his Wimbledon debut.
Former World No.1 Naomi Osaka has been on a quest to the top ever since she found her way back to tennis. Having taken a break due to mental health issues, followed by another break due to pregnancy, the Japanese returned at the start of the year.
Former World No. 1 Naomi Osaka of Japan continued her return to dominance on Saturday, pulling off a 6-2, 7-6 (5) upset of 15th-seeded Ukrainian Elina Svitolina in the second round of the Miami Open in Miami Gardens, Fla.
Japan's Naomi Osaka remained perfect in the first round of the Miami Open, sweeping Italy's Elisabetta Cocciaretto 6-3, 6-4 on Wednesday in Miami Gardens, Fla.
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