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Netflix has released the official trailer for Naomi Osaka, the three-part series about the world’s No. 2 women’s tennis player, ahead of its July 16 premiere. From director Garrett Bradley, Uninterrupted and Film 45, the series follows the two-time Grand Slam champion, who became the first Asian player to reach the…

Naomi Osaka, the world’s No. 2 tennis player, announced on Thursday that she was withdrawing from her second major tournament in a month. A statement released to ESPN by Osaka’s agent indicated that, after withdrawing from the French Open in May, she would not play Wimbledon either, which begins June 28. The statement…

Naomi Osaka has offered her first social media comments since her shocking withdrawal from the French Open on Monday. The world’s No. 2 tennis player earlier talked about her battle with depression and social anxiety. French Open officials had fined her and threatened to take her out of the tournament for refusing…

UPDATED, May 31: The standoff between Naomi Osaka and the French Open over her refusal to participate in post-match press conferences came to a boil today. The tennis superstar announced that she has withdrawn from the tournament. The move comes a day after Osaka won her opening match and was fined $15K and threatened…

Actor Timothée Chalamet and singer-songwriter Billie Eilish will co-chair this year’s Met Gala along with tennis champ Naomi Osaka and poet Amanda Gorman, the Metropolitan Museum of Art announced today. The event is set for Monday, Sept. 13, pending government Covid guidelines. The Met Gala, New York’s annual benefit…

UPDATE: Apparently, Naomi Osaka suffered from a foot-in-mouth fault. Osaka took to social media today to clear up confusion over her acceptance speech after winning the Australian Open. In the moment, she called her runner-up Jennifer Brady "Jennifer" despite being told moments before that her preferred form of…

UPDATED, 9:15 AM: The Women’s Tennis Association, ATP Tour and USTA had decided not to play matches scheduled for Thursday at the Western & Southern Open. PREVIOUSLY, August 26: The pro sports boycotts over the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin continue to grow. Following the lead of the NBA, its Milwaukee…

Netflix has picked up an untitled docuseries starring tennis star Naomi Osaka, from Uninterrupted and Film 45. The coming-of-age docuseries follows the two-time Grand Slam champion, who became the first Asian player to reach the number 1 singles ranking after winning her first Grand Slam at the U.S. Open in 2018 and…

A battle between young tennis titans Coco Gauff of the US and top-seeded Naomi Osaka of Japan at the US Open tennis tournament drew a 1.9 overnight rating for the 90-minute segment on ESPN2, according to Nielsen. The match – in which Osaka prevailed 6-3, 6-0 – peaked in its final quarter hour, 8:15-30 p.m. ET, at a…

Naomi Osaka, the young tennis star whose mortification across the net from her idol, Serena Williams, added to a memorable TV spectacle at the U.S. Open Saturday night, has rebounded to score a major endorsement deal. Nissan held a news conference to announce it had signed the 20-year-old Japanese player as a brand…

US Open Women's Championship already had been drawing a lot of attention as tennis great Serena Williams was going for a record-tying 24th Grand Slam title and looking to become only the fourth mom to win a Grand Slam. While the big anticipation and the intriguing matchup of Williams and hot upstart Naomi Osaka were…