Naomi Osaka

The 26-year-old came through against her 45th-ranked French opponent 7-6 (7/2), 6-1

Japanese star beat Belgian Minnen 6-4, 6-1 to book second-round

Four-time major champion beat Yulia Putintseva 6-2, 7-6 (7/5) to give her side an early 2-0 lead over Kazakhstan

Four-time Grand Slam champion returns to tennis this season after giving birth

Four-time Grand Slam champion beat Italian qualifier 6-3, 6-1 to reach second round

Czech edged out Japanese star 7-6 (8/6), 7-6 (7/5) in straight sets

This was former world number one's second win from the five matches

Former world number seven defeats Japanese star 7-5, 6-0 in the first round

Czech world number 39 defeats Japanese star 3-6, 7-6 (7/4), 6-4 in second round

Former world number one upsets gallant Korpatsch 6-3, 7-6 (11/9) to win her first match after long break

Coach says former world number one return is best news for women’s tennis

Tennis star admits she feels "nervous and also happy" as she prepares to return

Japanese will make her first WTA appearance in 15 months at Brisbane International

Former world number one announces her pregnancy, says she will be taking break from tennis in 2023

Japanese may not be prepared to make sacrifices needed to continue as professional player

Japanese star joins list of big names pulling out of season’s opening Grand Slam

Japanese tennis star’s woes deepen as she complains of abdominal pain

Struggling Japanese tennis star hopes to defend WTA title in Tokyo

Japanese star says American veteran paved the way for many players to pick a racquet

Japanese star quits while trailing 7-6, 3-0 against Kenepi, raising concerns with US Open looming

American teenager beats Japanese star 6-4, 6-4 to reach hardcourt event’s quarter-finals

Japanese tennis star beats Chinese teen Qinwen6-4, 3-6, 6-1 in San Jose first round

Japanese tennis ace names her media company Hana Kuma which has a lewd meaning in Africa

Japanese star blames Achilles injury before pulling out of Grand Slam for second year running

Japanese tennis star says she is ‘leaning towards not playing’ over decision to strip Grand Slam of ranking points

Japanese tennis star fears she may have ‘offended’ people when she controversially quit 2021 event

Japanese star returns to French Open looking to banish memories of 2021 withdrawal

US Open champion rallies back from 2-5 down in first set to claim 7-6, 6-0 win over Czech Martincova

Japanese star says she’s keen to watch Spanish teen sensation practice this week in Madrid

Incoming world number one beats Osaka 6-4, 6-0 in final to scoop third successive title

Russian squanders chance to reclaim top spot after losing to Hurkacz in Miami quarters

Japan tennis star beats American Collins 6-2, 6-1 to set up meeting with Bencic

Japanese star beats Riske 6-3, 6-4 to advance at Miami Open; world number one downs Gauff 6-3, 6-1

Australian star says Japanese ‘pulled the pin’ when she opened up about her mental health struggles during French Open

Japanese tennis star beats German 6-2, 6-3 to move into third round of hardcourt event

Japanese tennis star reveals she’s seeking help after tearful exit at India Wells

Spaniard expresses sympathy for Osaka after Japanese was reduced to tears by a heckler in Indian Wells defeat

Japan tennis star beats wind and American opponent Stephens to enter round two

Japanese tennis star says ‘I’m at peace with myself’ as she faces Stephens in hardcourt event’s first round

World no 103 suffers 3-6 6-3 6-4 defeat at the hands of Chinese Zhang in WTA event’s final

NFL icon brings curtain down on a glittering 22-season career

American tennis player says she went through some ‘hard years’ after losing her father in 2019

Unseeded American beats Japanese star 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 in Australian Open third round

Four-time Grand Slam champion says players are eager for news on the fate of Chinese star

Home hope fired a warning to the rest of the field with victory at Adelaide warm-up event

Japanese withdraws before her Melbourne semi; says her ‘body got a shock’ after playing back-to-back matches

Australian Open champion nowhere near her best in beating France’s Cornet 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 in Melbourne

Spaniard Nadal, Japanese Osaka will kickstart their Australian Open build-up in Melbourne

Former US Open champion says she just wants Chinese star to be safe

Concern for missing tennis player Peng Shuai grows after her sexual assault allegation