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Tennis star Naomi Osaka has opted to take some “personal time” and has withdrawn from Wimbledon. View this post on Instagram A post shared by 大坂なおみ🇭🇹🇯🇵 (@naomiosaka)   On Thursday, Osaka’s agent confirmed the withdrawal in a statement that said the young star was “taking some personal time with friends …

Coco Gauff is making history as the youngest tennis player in 15 years to make the Grand Slam Quarterfinal. The 17-year-old who hails from Atlanta is the youngest player to reach the quarterfinals since Nicole Vaidisova in 2006. She’s also the youngest American since Venus Williams at the 1997 U.S. …

The Calm App is showing its support for tennis star Naomi Osaka by paying the fines of athletes who opt out of 2021 Grand Slam media appearances due to mental health reasons. Calm, the company responsible for the successful meditation and mindfulness app, announced that they would cover the fines …

Professional Tennis player Yana Sizikova has been arrested, suspected of taking bribes in an alleged match-fixing scheme at the 2020 French Open. The 26-year-old Russian tennis player ranked #765 globally was taken into custody yesterday in Paris, where Sizikova was competing in the 2021 French Open. Sizikova had lost in …

If you don’t have anything to say, then hey! But most of us don’t get fined $15,000. Tennis star Naomi Osaka was penalized for not speaking to the media following her straight-set victory at the French Open on Sunday. Before the incident, Osaka cited mental health concerns for the reason …

Serena Williams says that marriage can be “bliss” but that you have to put in work. As we all know, relationships are complex. Beautiful, but they all take work. In a new Bumble Q&A interview, Williams, 39, opened up about her marriage to Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian. The tennis star …

Serena Williams has withdrawn from the Miami Open due to recent oral surgery.  The 39-year-old tennis star has decided to step down from this year’s Miami Open, which begins March 24 and ends April 4. According to People, Williams has already won the Miami Open eight times, most recently in …

Naomi Osaka is unstoppable. The Tennis phenom crushed Jennifer Brady 6-4 6-3 to secure her second Australian Open title on Saturday and solidified her standing as the new queen of the women’s game. According to Reuters, Osaka’s win over the 22nd-seeded American in the final at Rod Laver Arena gave …

Serena Williams is set to take on Naomi Osaka in the 2021 Australian Open Semifinals. The 39-year-old tennis star won against Simona Halep 6-3, 6-3 on Tuesday. According to Sports Illustrated, she will return to Melbourne Park for the first time since she won the tournament in 2017. “I just …

Wimbledon has paid about $2 Million a year for the past 17 years for “pandemic insurance.” Now, the tennis tournament that is the most famous in the world will be cashing out the policy for a breathtaking $141 Million. The head of the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) spoke …

World number three tennis star Naomi Osaka has decided to choose a Japanese citizenship over an American one, as she prepares to compete in the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. The 21-year-old tennis sensation was born in Japan to a Haitian father and Japanese mother but moved to New York when she …

Australia, what’s good!? Just a week after an Australian newspaper published a cartoon drawing showing an exaggerated caricature of Serena Williams stomping on her tennis racket, now 3 Australian football players are apologizing for posting a photo of them in full blackface supposedly emulating Serena and Venus Williams as well …

Due to a muscle injury, Serena Williams will have to pull out of her fourth-round match against Maria Sharapoca. On Monday (June 4), Williams announced she will be dropping out of her French Open after suffering a pectoral muscle injury. That injury, unfortunately, has disabled her ability to serve forcing …

  When it comes to being a feminist, #VenusWilliams says she won’t be giving herself that label. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Venus repeatedly stands as an example that women can do anything men can. However, when interviewed by Elle U.K., she said she doesn’t identify with the term “feminist.” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ “I …