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She's No. 1: Swiatek downs Osaka 6-4, 6-0 to win Miami Open
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Iga Swiatek ended her journey to the women’s No. 1 ranking in fitting fashion. Swiatek continued her searing start to 2022 on Saturday, beating Naomi Osaka 6-4, 6-0 to win the women’s title at the Miami Open and extend her winning streak to 17...
Osaka rallies, tops Bencic to make Miami Open women's final
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Naomi Osaka's eyes welled with tears when her match ended, an all-too-familiar scene for her in recent years. These were of the happy variety. For the former world No. 1, that's major progress. The unseeded Osaka defeated...
Naomi Osaka tops Angie Kerber in Miami as 11 seeds fall
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Two days, two wins and making it look easy. Naomi Osaka sure seems like herself again. The former world No. 1 is through to the third round at the Miami Open, easily handling 13th-seeded Angelique Kerber of Germany 6-2, 6-3 on Thursday. It...
Osaka has little trouble, tops Sharma at Miami Open
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Naomi Osaka was greeted by some cheers when she walked onto the court, then got significantly louder ones when her work for the day was done. Maybe the comforts of home helped. Flashing the level of play that vaulted her to No. 1 in the...
Analysis: Ash Barty’s retirement not really hard to fathom
At first glance, Ash Barty’s retirement from tennis might be hard to fathom. She is still only 25, after all. And she's been thriving with a racket in her hands lately: No. 1 in the WTA rankings for 114 consecutive weeks (a streak surpassed only by Steffi Graf, Serena Williams and...
New this week: 'Bridgerton,' 'Atlanta' return, Maren Morris
Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. MOVIES — Just in time for the Academy Awards, the Will Smith tennis drama “King Richard” arrives...
Rattled by spectator's outburst, Osaka loses at Indian Wells
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Rattled by a derogatory shout from a spectator, Naomi Osaka went on to lose 6-0, 6-4 to Veronika Kudermetova of Russia in the second round of the BNP Paribas Open on Saturday night. Osaka trailed in the first set when a woman in the stands shouted,...
Today in History
Today in History Today is Friday, Feb. 18, the 49th day of 2022. There are 316 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Feb. 18, 2001, auto racing star Dale Earnhardt Sr. died in a crash at the Daytona 500; he was 49. ...
