Osaka, Naomi (1997- )
Naomi Osaka Withdraws From Wimbledon
Naomi Osaka, whose four Grand Slam wins came on hard courts, will not play at Wimbledon later this month, she announced in a social media post on Saturday. Her message included photos of her rehabbing and receiving acupuncture treatment on her left Achilles’ tendon, an injury that plagued her through a first-round ouster at the […]
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Naomi Osaka Brought to Tears by Heckler at Indian Wells
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Crying on court after being heckled by a spectator, Naomi Osaka was knocked out of the BNP Paribas Open in the second round on Saturday. Osaka, the Japanese star who has struggled with her mental health and with ambivalence toward professional tennis, spoke to the crowd directly at her request after […]
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The Sports World’s Most Memorable and Human Moments of 2021
One of the beautiful things about sports is the raw emotion. Perhaps more than in any other walk of life, athletes in the heat of the moment, endorphins flowing, let loose. After the wrestler Tamyra Mensah-Stock won the women’s freestyle 150 pounds competition at the Tokyo Olympics, she formed a heart sign with her hands […]
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Where Is Peng Shuai? The Question the I.O.C. Is Too Weak To Ask.
Where is Peng Shuai? That’s the question the International Olympic Committee and its president, Thomas Bach, should be shouting right now — loud, demanding, and aimed squarely at the leadership in China, set to host the Beijing Games in February. But instead of firm demands, we’re hearing not much more than faint, servile whispers from […]
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