NEW YORK — Naomi Osaka and Victoria Azarenka had an appointment in the final of the Western & Southern Open late last month, inside the same Flushing Meadows bubble they still found ...

Their matchup will be power-packed, Osaka’s dictating offense against Azarenka’s blasting returns. Together, they tell individual tales of evolution, of growth both early in a career for Osaka ...

Naomi Osaka triumphed at the U.S. Open on Saturday, winning a comeback 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 victory against Victoria Azarenka. This is Osaka's second U.S. Open championship and third Grand Slam title.

Two points away at 30-15, Victoria Azarenka sent a return long to give Osaka a pair of championship points. She missed the first on an errant backhand but converted on the second when Azarenka ...

Turns out Naomi Osaka and Victoria Azarenka have been far and away the two best women in the sport, which is why they will face each other Saturday in the U.S. Open final. “Honestly,” Osaka ...

Some might have been overwhelmed by taking so much on their young shoulders, but judging by what happened on the court in New York, not Osaka. After Azarenka’s backhand found the net on a ...

ROME, Italy - In a first-round battle of unseeded big names, Naomi Osaka was relentless in overpowering Victoria Azarenka 6-0, 6-3 at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in just one hour and 13 minutes.

In response to another wayward forehand against Victoria Azarenka seconds later, Osaka chucked her racket. It spun a bit and rattled against the court. Surprisingly off-kilter in the early going ...

Osaka has had to manage an injury and the spotlight as one of the game’s biggest stars. Azarenka’s win over Serena Williams in a semifinal showed her renewed confidence. By Ben Rothenberg As ...

Osaka came back to defeat Azarenka after losing the first set 6-1. Osaka won the second and third sets 6-3. It is the 22-year-old’s third Grand Slam title of her career. Osaka came into the ...

Azarenka defeated Colombian Camila Osorio 6-2, 6-3 while Osaka posted the same victory over Italian wild card Sara Errani. Azarenka, ranked No 54, will face No 26 seed Magdalena Frech next while ...

In response to another wayward forehand against Victoria Azarenka seconds later, Osaka chucked her racket. It spun a bit and rattled against the court. Surprisingly off-kilter in the early going ...