Japan’s Date says Osaka should not take media too seriously

Former world number four Kimiko Date said she is well aware of the struggles of Naomi Osaka but added that her Japanese compatriot must find a way to deal with the pressures that accompany success on the grandest stage. Osaka, 24, said at the U.S. Open last month that she would take a break from the game to focus on her mental health after a third round defeat to Leylah Fernandez. The former…

Japan’s Date says Osaka should not take media too seriously

Former world number four Kimiko Date said she is well aware of the struggles of Naomi Osaka but added that her Japanese compatriot must find a way to deal with the pressures that accompany success on the grandest stage. Osaka, 24, said at the U.S. Open last month that she would take a break from the game to focus on her mental health after a third round defeat to Leylah Fernandez. The former…

Japan’s Naomi Osaka looks forward to 2020 Tokyo Olympics after breaking into top-four in latest WTA rankings

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Hong Kong: US Open champion Naomi Osaka on Monday set her sights on Olympic glory in 2020 as she became only the second Japanese woman to reach number four in the world rankings.

Naomi Osaka became the first Japanese player ever to win a Grand Slam when she won the US Open 2018. AP

The fast-rising tennis star, who turns 21 on Sunday, has already become Japan’s…

Osaka’s Reach the Grand Slam Semi-Final for the First Time

Japan’s Naomi Osaka, world Number 20, won the semi-finals of a major tennis tournament for the first time in her career by beating Ukrainian Leica Tsurenko 6-1, 6-1 in the quarter-finals of the US Open.

The 20-year-old Osaka became the first Japanese to play in the Grand Slam Championship, as Kimiko Date scored in Wimbledon in 1996.

The young player began the game strongly and broke her opponent…