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Swiatek remains on course for another title at Roland Garros by reaching the Olympic quarterfinals

Jul. 30, 2024 17:02 PM EDT

PARIS (AP) — For almost five full games at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday, No. 1-ranked Iga Swiatek’s high-bouncing topspin shots were being sent back over the net by No. 52 Wang Xiyu of China with crushing baseline groundstrokes of her own. Wang even held a break point that would...

Naomi Osaka loses to Angelique Kerber in the first round of the Paris Olympics

Jul. 27, 2024 17:48 PM EDT

PARIS (AP) — Naomi Osaka smiled as she spoke to reporters after a 7-5, 6-3 first-round loss to Angelique Kerber at the Paris Olympics on Saturday night, disappointed in the result but hopeful she eventually will return to being the once-dominant player who earned four Grand Slam titles and...

Swiatek, Alcaraz and Djokovic start the Olympics with wins at the French Open's site. Osaka loses

Jul. 27, 2024 17:22 PM EDT

PARIS (AP) — Iga Swiatek and Carlos Alcaraz got the Paris Olympics tennis competition started with first-round victories Saturday under closed roofs at Roland Garros, the site of their French Open titles less than two months ago. Novak Djokovic also won in straight sets as he, like...

Naomi Osaka loses to Angelique Kerber in the first round of the Paris Olympics

Jul. 27, 2024 16:42 PM EDT
PARIS (AP) — Naomi Osaka loses to Angelique Kerber in the first round of the Paris Olympics.

Naomi Osaka is in a better place as she returns to the Olympics and Roland Garros at Paris Games

Jul. 26, 2024 03:54 AM EDT

PARIS (AP) — Naomi Osaka is back at Roland Garros, a place that marked such a significant moment in her life — a moment of vulnerability, yes, and, in a way, of triumph, even if not in a traditional, "What was the score?" sense. Osaka spent time away from tennis in recent years,...

Grand Slam champions Osaka, Raducanu, Wozniacki and Kerber receive wild cards for Wimbledon

Jun. 19, 2024 08:46 AM EDT

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Former Grand Slam champions Naomi Osaka, Caroline Wozniacki, Angelique Kerber and Emma Raducanu have all been awarded wild cards for Wimbledon. The grass-court tournament starts on July 1. Osaka — a four-time major champion and former No....