Osaka

The Japanese seed had to work hard to secure a 6-3 4-6 6-2 win

Battery reliability has been an Osaka hallmark for heavy equipment and home storage

Serb tennis star, 34-3 this season, is the undoubted favourite for the men's title

USTA names men's, women's singles lineups for August 30-September 12 event; fans to return

Osaka Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura has cancelled Olympic Torch relay runs on public streets

Covid-19 variant first discovered in Britain, taken hold in Osaka region

Variants appear to be more infectious and may be resistant to vaccines, which are still not widely available in Japan

Nintendo's first-ever theme park, featuring a 'Mario Kart ride in a real-life Bowser's Castle, opened in Japan

The American withstood a barrage from the seventh seed to prevail 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 in two hours and nine minutes

Japanese star took out an easy 6-3, 6-2 victory over Tunisian 27th seed Ons Jabeur in 1hr 18min

Japan ranked 121 out of 153 countries in the World Economic Forum's 2020 gender gap index

Spanish Tormo beats Japanese star 6-0, 6-3 to help country bag lead

Tennis prodigy beats defending champion 6-3, 6-4 to enter last 16

Swiss great says he has to get match-ready as quickly as possible

World number two beats Japanese star 6-7 (10/12), 7-6 (7/3), 6-2 in a nearly three hour encounter

Japanese star withdraws from tournament for second year running

Swiss Bencic beat Japanese star 7-5, 6-4 in fourth-round match

Japanese star says he will talk to his female compatriot before finalising anything

Despite international outcry over the murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi

Grabs headlines with a surprise tweet saying he was open to meeting Kim Jong Un at DMZ

As much of Trump's time in office has been overshadowed by allegations Moscow helped get him elected

She will participate in the two-day G20 gathering and numerous bilateral meetings

With the decisive action likely to take place mainly on the sidelines

The meeting between the 20 leaders is expected to be one of the most fractious in years

World number three is rooting for Osaka to get to grips with the pressure and to return to title-winning ways

As more than 25,000 police officers will reportedly be mobilised to provide security during the summit meetings

World number one withdraws because of ‘pain in her right hand’

Swiss admits he struggled to get past the talented Monfils, seeded 15th, before recording his 1,200th career win

World number one beats Cibulkova 6-2, 7-6 (8/6, faces Tormo next

Japanese rising star launches her clay season in Stuttgart this week

Japanese tennis star loses 6-3, 6-3 to Frenchwoman Mladenovic

Japanese star beaten 6-2, 6-4 by Ukranian opponent Tsurenko

Japanese star to rest and recuperate in order to avoid harming back further

20-year-old obtains enough points from US Open win to qualify for eight-woman event

Czech beats rising Japanese tennis sensation 6-4, 6-4 en route silverware

American beats Sevastova, Japanese downs Keys to set up Arthur Ashe Stadium date