Naomi Osaka has pulled out of the Japan Open before Friday's quarter-final because of a leg injury sustained in the second round. The former world number one held back tears and needed painkillers to ...

Japan’s Naomi Osaka hits a return to Netherlands’ Suzan Lamens in their women’s singles match at the Japan Open tennis tournament in Osaka on October 15, 2025. (Photo by PAUL MILLER / AFP) (Photo by ...

Welcome back to the Monday Tennis Briefing, where The Athletic will explain the stories behind the stories from the past week on court. When Alcaraz hurt his left ankle early in his first Japan Open ...

Carlos Alcaraz is proving yet again why he’s so worthy of being the current men’s world No. 1. The Spanish superstar progressed through to the Japan Open final on Monday after coming back against a ...

The 2025 Japan Open is set to take place at the Utsubo Tennis Center in Osaka, Japan from October 13-19, as the Asian swing approaches its conclusion. A WTA 250 event, the Japan Open became a ...

Here’s a recent tennis story, via The Associated Press: BEIJING (AP) — French Open winner Coco Gauff was forced to go the distance against Leylah Fernandez before closing out a tight three-setter 6-4, ...

Naomi Osaka has been forced to withdraw from the Japan Open quarter-finals with a left leg injury. Osaka had been due to take on Jaqueline Cristian for a place in the semi-finals, but the Romanian has ...

OSAKA, Japan (AP) — Naomi Osaka pulled out of her quarterfinal match at the Japan Open on Friday because of a left leg injury. Her withdrawal ahead of the match resulted in Jaqueline Cristian ...