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Naomi Osaka weighed in on the controversy that swirled between Taylor Townsend and Jelena Ostapenko following their second-round U.S. Open match earlier this week. After losing to Townsend on Wednesday, Ostapenko stated in a heated post-match exchange that Townsend had “no class,” and “no education,” adding, “to see what happens” when the two face off outside U.S. soil. Ostapenko later …

Naomi Osaka has condemned Jelena Ostapenko’s comments during her courtside confrontation with Taylor Townsend at the US Open. The incident on Wednesday has been one of the most talked-about of the tournament, with Ostapenko accusing the American Townsend of having no education and no class after their second-round match. The comments, which Ostapenko justified as a reaction to Townsend not …

Naomi Osaka strongly came to the defense of American tennis player Taylor Townsend on Thursday, who claimed that Jelena Ostapenko hurled “no class” and “no education” insults at her following their second-round match the previous day. Osaka, whose father is Haitian-American and mother is Japanese, said following her second-round victory over Hailey Baptiste that such derogatory comments are “one of …

NEW YORK — She’s the only women’s player to win multiple US Open titles over the past decade, yet that last title here in 2020 seems like a lifetime ago. It’s probably why the upper stands at Louis Armstrong Stadium on Tuesday were half empty for most of her opening-round match. For the fans, it’s all about “what have you …

Victoria Mboko’s run through one of the most important competitions in women’s tennis ended where it inevitably — and impossibly — seemed like it might all along. And what a place she chose to do it. On Thursday night in Montreal, in the Canadian Open final, Mboko staged another comeback to rise out of a one-set hole and shake off …

Naomi Osaka lost just one game as she outplayed Anastasija Sevastova to reach the Canadian Open quarter-finals in Montreal. The four-time Grand Slam champion took just 49 minutes to wrap up a 6-1 6-0 victory against the 35-year-old Latvian, who had knocked out defending champion Jessica Pegula in the previous round. Japan’s Osaka, a winner twice at the US and …

Naomi Osaka has officially confirmed her split with Patrick Mouratoglou, leaving a big vacancy in her coaching department. This cuts short a ten-month working relationship, with the Frenchman having been hired in September of last year to replace Wim Fissette. There was hope that this union might have sparked the 26-year-old back into action, having only returned to the WTA …