In what could be a thrilling prospect, former Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka will take on former top-10 player Belinda Bencic in the third round in Melbourne. Osaka's 2025 season is ...

Naomi Osaka of Japan receives treatment from a trainer during her third round match against Belinda Bencic of Switzerland at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia ...

Four-time Major champion Naomi Osaka will face Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Belinda Bencic in the third round of the Australian Open 2025 on Friday (January 17). Both players have reached the ...

Belinda Bencic (No. 294) will take on Naomi Osaka (No. 51) in the Round of 32 at the Australian Open on Thursday, January 16. Osaka secured a three-set victory over Karolina Muchova (1-6 ...

Former world number one Naomi Osaka is set to play in the HSBC Championships in a historic event. The tennis is set to return ...

Belinda Bencic claimed perhaps the most memorable victory of her tennis career on Saturday, unrelated to anything that ...

The grass court season in June will include a new WTA grass-court event at the 2025 Queen's Club Championships, and it has already generated headlines by announcing Naomi Osaka as its first player.

Belinda Bencic continued her sensational run at the 2025 Abu Dhabi Open by beating former Wimbledon winner Marketa ...

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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Two-time Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka stopped playing because of an injury after dropping the opening set of her third-round match against Belinda Bencic on Friday.

Two-time Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka stopped playing because of a strained abdominal muscle after dropping the opening set of her third-round match against Belinda Bencic on Friday.