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.
In a pulsating semi-final match at the Arthur Ashe Stadium on Thursday, Victoria Azarenka defeated Serena Williams 1-6, 6-3, 6-3.
On Tuesday, Naomi Osaka ousted Rogers 6-3, 6-4 in 79 minutes to make it to US Open semi-finals for the second time in her career.
In her statement on Wednesday, former world number one Naomi Osaka had said she was not ready to play tennis following the killing of Jacob Blake.
A massive anti-racism sentiment has outpoured after Jacob Blake, a black civilian, was shot in the back seven times by a police officer in Wisconsin, USA.
Osaka, a two-time Grand Slam champion, ranks No. 29 on the 2020 Forbes list of the world's 100 top-paid athletes while Williams is No. 33.
