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Andy Murray Beats Dizzy Matteo Berrettini; Sloane Stephens, Naomi Osaka advance | Tennis News
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Andy Murray Beats Dizzy Matteo Berrettini; Sloane Stephens, Naomi Osaka advance | Tennis News

[ad_1] Two-time Miami Open champion Andy Murray fought back for a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 win over struggling Italian Matteo Berrettini in the first round at Hard Rock Stadium on Wednesday. Berrettini needed medical attention near the end of the second set after appearing to almost faint on court but he battled on. The Italian recently returned to the tour after an injury-plagued 2023, reaching the final of a Challenger event in Phoenix. He broke Murray's serve in the first game of the match and was in firm control of the opening set.But he faded badly in the second and called a medical time-out when 5-2 down after walking off the court looking dizzy.The weather in Miami was not particularly hot or humid and more pleasantly mild than has often been the case at the tournament in past years.The 27-y...
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Novak Djokovic Ends Five-Year Indian Wells Absence With Difficult Win | Tennis News
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Novak Djokovic Ends Five-Year Indian Wells Absence With Difficult Win | Tennis News

[ad_1] Novak Djokovic struggled to a winning comeback at the ATP-WTA Indian Wells Masters five years after his last appearance, defeating Aleksandar Vukic 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 on Saturday. World number one Djokovic, who had not played since losing an Australian Open semi-final to Jannik Sinner on January 26, is chasing a sixth title at the desert venue in the season's first Masters event. The 36-year-old Serb captured the 400th Masters-level victory of his career, joining Rafael Nadal as the only men to reach the 400 milestone at the elite level.The 24-time Grand Slam champion has won his last 11 Masters matches, collecting titles last season in Cincinnati and Paris Bercy.In the women's draw, third seed Coco Gauff rallied from four games down in the final set to defeat France's Clara Burel 2-6,...
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Naomi Osaka Advances As Coco Gauff, Ons Jabeur Dumped Out Of Qatar Open | Tennis News
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Naomi Osaka Advances As Coco Gauff, Ons Jabeur Dumped Out Of Qatar Open | Tennis News

[ad_1] Naomi Osaka battled into the last 16 of the Qatar Open on Tuesday but Coco Gauff and Ons Jabeur crashed to surprise second-round exits with straight-sets defeats. Four-time Grand Slam champion Osaka brushed past Croatia's Petra Martic 6-3, 7-6 (11/9), continuing a comeback from maternity leave after giving birth to her daughter in July. Osaka grasped control with a break in the fourth game of the opening set. She broke twice more in the second set -- either side of dropping her own serve -- only to blow a chance to close out the match at 5-4. Martic threatened to force a third set...
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Naomi Osaka Beats Caroline Garcia In Qatar To Avenge Australian Open Loss | Tennis News
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Naomi Osaka Beats Caroline Garcia In Qatar To Avenge Australian Open Loss | Tennis News

[ad_1] Naomi Osaka put last week's first round defeat in Abu Dhabi behind her with a straight sets defeat of 15th seed Caroline Garcia at the Qatar Open on Monday. This was former world number one Osaka's second win from the five matches she has played since returning last month after a 15-month time out on maternity leave from the tour. The Japanese four-time Grand Slam winner was exacting a small measure of revenge on Garcia with this 7-5, 6-4 success in Doha as it was the French star Garcia who knocked her out in the first round of last month's Australian Open. And she reckons she is ...
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Naomi Osaka Trying Not To Feel ‘A Failure’ After Early Abu Dhabi Exit | Tennis News
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Naomi Osaka Trying Not To Feel ‘A Failure’ After Early Abu Dhabi Exit | Tennis News

[ad_1] Naomi Osaka said she was trying not to feel "like a failure" after her comeback hit another roadblock with a 7-5, 6-0 defeat to former world number seven Danielle Collins in the first round of the Abu Dhabi Open on Tuesday. "I say some pretty harsh words about myself. I know the word, but if I say it, it sounds really bad. I felt a little like a 'failure', but I don't want to be too harsh," Osaka told AFP in the UAE capital after her straight sets defeat. The Japanese star returned last month from a 15-month absence from the tour, during which she gave birth to her first child Sha...
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Naomi Osaka Accepts Wild Card Into Abu Dhabi Open | Tennis News
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Naomi Osaka Accepts Wild Card Into Abu Dhabi Open | Tennis News

[ad_1] Former No.1 Naomi Osaka has accepted a wild card into the Abu Dhabi Open, the WTA 500 tournament begins on February 3. Osaka joined a strong field that already includes Ons Jabeur, Elena Rybakina, and Maria Sakkari. "I'm very excited about competing in this year's Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open and performing in front of the UAE tennis fans, who I know from previous experience will create a fantastic atmosphere," Osaka said as quoted by WTA. "It's a high-quality field with some of the world's best players taking part, and I'm looking forward to what I'm sure will be a fantastic event," he...
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‘Super Nervous’ Naomi Osaka Wins Comeback Match At Brisbane International | Tennis News
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‘Super Nervous’ Naomi Osaka Wins Comeback Match At Brisbane International | Tennis News

[ad_1] Former world number one and new mother Naomi Osaka said on Monday she was proud to have won her first match back after a long break, admitting she had been "super nervous". The 26-year-old was on court at the Brisbane International for an hour and 47 minutes before finally seeing off gallant German Tamara Korpatsch 6-3, 7-6 (11/9) on Pat Rafter Arena. "I was super nervous, but I was excited to be out there," said Osaka, a four-time Grand Slam champion who stepped away from tennis in September 2022, citing mental health concerns. "I think it's better to have harder matches early because it will train me for what's to come. "I know all the opponents I play aren't easy anyway, so it would be very 'out there' for me to think my first match would be a 6-1, 6-1 win."Looking back on the ...
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Returning Naomi Osaka Targets Paris Olympics, More Grand Slam Titles | Tennis News
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Returning Naomi Osaka Targets Paris Olympics, More Grand Slam Titles | Tennis News

[ad_1] A "nervous" Naomi Osaka has targeted a place at next year's Paris Olympics and more Grand Slam titles after she makes her eagerly anticipated return to tennis. The 26-year-old former world number one is set to return to competition at the Brisbane International starting at the end of the month, having not played on tour since September 2022. The four-time Grand Slam champion gave birth to daughter Shai in July and she has also struggled with her mental health and the pressures of tennis.She told Japanese broadcaster NHK that she feels "nervous and also happy and excited" as she prepares to return.And Osaka, who lit the cauldron to open the pandemic-postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, hopes her comeback takes her all the way to next summer's Paris Games."In the first chapter of my te...
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Tennis Star Naomi Osaka Gives Birth To Baby Girl: Report | Tennis News
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Tennis Star Naomi Osaka Gives Birth To Baby Girl: Report | Tennis News

[ad_1] File photo of Naomi Osaka© AFPFour-time Grand Slam tennis champion Naomi Osaka has given birth to a baby girl, People magazine reported on Tuesday. The 25-year-old Japanese star and rapper boyfriend Cordae welcomed their first child in Los Angeles and both mother and daughter were doing well, according to People, citing an unnamed source. The couple said that Osaka was expecting a baby on social media in January. In June, Osaka revealed she was expecting a girl with a princess-themed baby shower.Osaka said last month that when it came to names, she and Cordae were thinking of something unusual rather than traditional.Osaka said that 2023 would be a year "full of lessons" adding she planned to return to tennis next year and compete at the 2024 Australian Open in January.Osaka won h...
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