A place in the second week of the Australian Open is on the line Friday in Melbourne (Thursday night, U.S.) for a number of star players including Naomi Osaka, Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff.

Naomi Osaka, ranked just No. 51 in the world after a disappointing 2024 season, shook off a slow start en route to a second-round upset win in the Australian Open on Wednesday.

Zheng Qinwen, last year’s Australian Open finalist, was stunned by world No. 97 Laura Siegemund in this year’s competition, ...

Navratilova and Lindsay Davenport noted Zheng’s struggle to deal with the maddening variety from opponent Laura Siegemund, leading to a second-round defeat in Melbourne.

The 1-6, 6-1, 6-3 victory over Karolina Muchova allowed Osaka to reach the third round at a major tournament for the first ...

Naomi Osaka's second-round match at the Australian Open could not possibly have started in a worse way. All of 21 minutes in, ...

By Shrivathsa Sridhar MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Zheng Qinwen was the first big name to exit the women's draw at the Australian ...

Naomi Osaka seized victory on Wednesday, defeating No. 20 Karolina Muchova 1-6, 6-1, 6-3. Initially it looked like Osaka ...

In the end, Osaka won 1-6 6-1 6-3, and she looked every bit a real threat to make a deep run at the 2025 Australian Open, a ...