Naomi Osaka withdraws from French Open 2020 due to sore hamstring
Naomi Osaka joins world number one and reigning champion Ashleigh Barty in pulling out of competition at the Roland Garros.
Naomi Osaka joins world number one and reigning champion Ashleigh Barty in pulling out of competition at the Roland Garros.
Naomi Osaka on defeated Victoria Azarenka 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 to win the third Grand Slam of her career and move to the third position in the latest rankings.
Serena Williams had taken a medical time out during her US Open semi-final against Azarenka on Thursday for treatment on her achilles.
It's Naomi Osaka's second US Open title and third Grand Slam title after her victories at the 2018 US Open and 2019 Australian Open.
Thiem displayed his trademark fighting spirit to beat third-seeded Medvedev 6-2, 7-6(7), 7-6(5) in a match that lasted almost three hours.
Dominic Thiem converted on 6 of 14 breakpoint chances and finished with 30 winners while Sumit Nagal fired 12 winners and committed 38 unforced errors.
World number one Novak Djokovic, who is chasing his fourth US Open title, lost an intense first set that went on for more than an hour.
Andy Murray secured a brilliant 4-6, 4-6, 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 (7/4), 6-4 come-from-behind victory in a 4 hour and 39 min encounter against 49th-ranked Nishioka.
Sumit Nagal maintained a win percentage of 80 per cent on his first serves in the first set during which the experienced American made 15 unforced errors.
US Open will take place at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center from August 31 to September 13 behind closed doors amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
