Osaka's time with Mouratologou followed an up-and-down sequence of promising signs and frustrations with either injury or close-run defeats.

At Mouratoglou's urging, Osaka dropped down a level of competition to win a WTA 125 in Saint-Malo, France during the clay-court season and won it—her first trophy since giving birth—and posted an eight-match winning streak on her least favorite surface. But since then, she has gone 3-5.

The Post Maria Sakkari 'massively respects' Naomi Osaka: Not many Slam champs would do that appeared first on Tennis World USA Maria Sakkari is applauding Naomi Osaka's decision to play a WTA 125 (Challenger) tournament and reveals she privately approached the four-time Grand Slam champion to tell her how much she respected her move.

Naomi Osaka is going through tough waters, and fans are thinking she's done. The 27-year-old faced another premature exit at the ongoing Citi DC Open in Washington.

Naomi Osaka was delighted to see Venus Williams win a Washington match as the 27-year-old Japanese used the word "queen" when reacting to her idol writing tennis history. On Tuesday night in the United States capital, the seven-time Grand Slam champion ...