The two-time champion lost to Garcia last year in Melbourne, her first major appearance since becoming a mother, and navigated three sets with the French star.

Though she was in action on Rod Laver Arena well after nightfall, Naomi Osaka brought a little bit of sunshine to Day 2 of the Australian Open with a sunflower-inspired match outfit.

Naomi Osaka’s second-round match at the Australian Open could not possibly have started in a worse way. All of 21 minutes in, she sailed a forehand service return well long and, just like

Two-time champion Naomi Osaka is out of the Australian Open after she was forced to retire injured from her third-round match against Belinda Bencic .

Two-time Australian Open winner Naomi Osaka returns to Melbourne Park as an unseeded player, hoping to win her first tournament on tour since 2021.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — While Naomi Osaka is busy competing — and winning — at the Australian Open, she needed to send someone to retrieve her 1 1/2-year-old daughter's birth certificate from their California home in case it got caught up in the wildfires ravaging the greater Los Angeles area.

Naomi Osaka said that she drew inspiration from 23-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic ahead of her first-round win against Caroline Garcia at the Australian Open 2025.

Naomi Osaka, who is competing at the Australian Open, had somebody help her retrieve her daughter's birth certificate from her L.A. home after learning wildfires were within three blocks of it.

Novak Djokovic v Tomas Machac score, Naomi Osaka retires, Jack Draper in third-round action - Jacob Fearnley is out after a straight-sets defeat to Alexander Zverev before Jack Draper takes on Austral

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.

Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka was pushed to the limit in setting up an Australian Open showdown with teenager Mirra Andreeva on Friday but Naomi Osaka's run ended with an injury retirement in round three.