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Barty leads strong Miami field

Ash Barty is part of a very strong WTA Miami Open field as the world No.1 makes her first appearance outside of the Australia in

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Osaka retires from tennis

Naomi Osaka’s older sister Mari has retired from tennis at the age of 24. Osaka, who was ranked 340 on the WTA list, told media

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In the pink! Osaka experiments with new hair colour

Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka has become the latest ‘celebrity’ to experiment with the colourful pink hair trend. Osaka yesterday debuted a new shade of

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Technicality keeps Barty atop WTA rankings

Ash Barty has kept her No.1 world ranking thanks to a WTA technicality as Naomi Osaka has emerged as the form women’s player in tennis

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Osaka popularity rockets in Japan

Naomi Osaka’s Australian Open triumph went into orbit yesterday as a Japanese astronaut sent greetings from the international space station. Astronaut Soichi Noguchi wrote: “Naomi

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Osaka slays Serena in straight sets

Naomi Osaka moved ruthlessly into the Australian Open final today, with an emphatic 6-3, 6-4 win over 23-time Grand Slam winner Serena Williams. With fans

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It was a battle: Osaka through to semis

Three-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka became the first woman to reach the Australian Open semifinals with a straight sets 6-2, 6-2 win over Hsieh

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Osaka survives scare to down Muguruza

No. 3 seed Naomi Osaka saved two match points before going on to take her winning streak to 18 matches straight beating last year’s losing