However, no tennis fan can deny that Osaka looks much stronger on the court this year. She is 6-2 and quietly racking up rankings points. On Monday, the WTA Rankings were updated after the Australian Open, and Osaka made huge strides.

Naomi Osaka is back to practicing after an unfortunate end to her Australian Open run as the four-time Grand Slam champion says she "can't wait" to return to competitive action.

Naomi Osaka ’s return to Grand Slam competition ended prematurely on Friday, as the two-time Australian Open champion was forced to retire from her third-round match against Belinda Bencic due to a strained abdominal muscle. Osaka had dropped the opening set in a tiebreaker, 7-6 (3), before informing the chair umpire she could no longer continue.

The 1-6, 6-1, 6-3 victory over Karolina Muchova allowed Osaka to reach the third round at a major tournament for the first time since the 2022 season.

Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka was forced to withdraw from the Australian Open on Friday with an abdominal injury. It is the same problem that forced her to retire from the final in Auckland in less than two weeks ago.

Naomi Osaka has suffered another major blow. The four-time Grand Slam champion has achieved an unwanted career first following her third-round match in Melbourne.  Two-time champion Osaka is

MELBOURNE, Australia — Naomi Osaka is out of the Australian Open ... when the four-time Grand Slam champion suddenly stopped being able to move like she had been moving during the first seven ...

Naomi Osaka’s second-round match at the Australian ... who once reigned atop women’s tennis, winning four Grand Slam titles — two at the Australian Open, two at the U.S. Open — and ...

Naomi Osaka revealed she has suffered abdominal problems since she was a teenager as the two-time champion was forced to pull out of the Australian Open. The former world No.1 retired in tears from the final of the Auckland Open with the stomach injury after winning the first set earlier this month.

Coco Gauff and Naomi Osaka can set up a blockbuster clash as the Australian Open enters the third round on Friday while Novak Djokovic steps up his quest for a record 25th Grand Slam title.

MELBOURNE, Australia -- Naomi Osaka's second-round match at ... I wasn't able to beat a seed in a Grand Slam," Osaka said. "I'm obviously very thankful that happened so early this year."