Elena Rybakina leaves Naomi Osaka with no answers
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By Amy Tennery and Janina Nuno Rios NEW YORK, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Elena Rybakina outclassed former U.S. Open champion Naomi Osaka 6-1 6-4 on Monday to reach the quarter-finals, while China's Zheng Qinwen mounted another extraordinary fightback to upset six-times major winner Iga Swiatek.
The four-time Grand Slam champion has dominated headlines at Flushing Meadows all week with a string of unconventional runway-inspired outfits.
Naomi Osaka's US Open campaign came to an end in the fourth round, but the former world No. 1 walked away from Flushing Meadows with a sense of perspective rather than disappointment.
Osaka's daughter, Shai, was born in July 2023. The tennis star revealed that Shai means "God's gift" and said she chose the name because she wanted her daughter to always feel like a true blessing.
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Zheng Qinwen erases another 5-0 deficit and beats Iga Swiatek to reach the US Open quarterfinals
NEW YORK (AP) — Zheng Qinwen made a daring escape from a 5-0 deficit for the second straight match, with this comeback sending her back into the U.S. Open quarterfinals. The 2024 Olympic gold medalist from China beat No.
Osaka wasn’t just unveiling a unique on-court Nike-designed look, as she, and tennis stars like Maria Sharapova and Serena and Venus Williams, had done before. She wasn’t just wearing a startling walk-on look that was more catwalk than court, as athletes do in basketball and football.
Meet Naomi Osaka’s parents Leonard Francois and Tamaki Osaka, and discover how their Haitian-Japanese roots shaped the tennis star.
By Shrivathsa Sridhar NEW YORK, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Naomi Osaka's fourth-round U.S. Open defeat on Monday extended her wait for another Grand Slam title, but she put the setback into perspective, saying motherhood and life beyond tennis had changed how she viewed success.
Naomi Osaka is building far beyond tennis. Her business portfolio includes Hana Kuma, KINLÒ, investments in women’s soccer and pickleball, and an earlier equity stake in BodyArmor. Now she is moving into luxury goods,