Wimbledon 2026: Naomi Osaka stuns world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka to reach maiden quarter-final
Naomi Osaka stunned world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka 6-2, 7-6(2) to reach her first Wimbledon quarter-final and end the Belarusian's Grand Slam streak.
Naomi Osaka stunned world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka 6-2, 7-6(2) to reach her first Wimbledon quarter-final and end the Belarusian's Grand Slam streak.
Naomi Osaka combined fashion and performance at the 2026 French Open with a striking couture-inspired entrance outfit before advancing to the second round, where she will face Donna Vekić on May 27 in Paris.
Osaka announced the decision via an Instagram story, explaining that she could not risk further damage after feeling discomfort following her previous match.
In front of a packed and partisan Arthur Ashe Stadium crowd, Gauff suffered a straight-set loss, 6-3, 6-2, to four-time Grand Slam champion Osaka.
Motherhood, it seems, has shifted something deeply within Osaka. She described the experience as “so fulfilling” and credited little Shai for teaching her patience.
Former two-time champion Naomi Osaka of Japan has withdrawn from this year's Australian Open, the tournament announced on Sunday.
In her record-breaking 63rd consecutive major appearance, Alize Cornet of France hogged the limelight, ending Raducanu's title defence inside the Louis Armstrong Stadium 3-6, 3-6.
Most of her fellow competitors in New York have known only tennis with Williams in it.
It will be the second consecutive year that Osaka has decided to sit out the grass-court Grand Slam tournament. The four-time Grand Slam champion's name was included on the list of withdrawals on Saturday, with a leg injury noted as the reason for her dropping out.
As the four-time Grand Slam champion prepares to compete in the mixed doubles at Wimbledon, the 24-year-old Japanese said on Sunday that she has been trying to focus on her net game.
