Naomi Osaka continues to shine and will face Petra Kvitova in the final of the 2019 Australian Open. Pliskova beat Serena Williams in her quarterfinal encounter and was heavy favourite to advance to ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — So close to victory, Naomi Osaka suddenly was letting the Australian Open final slip away. Three championship points? Gone. A sizable lead? Soon all gone, too. She was playing ...

When the women’s final at the Australian Open was over, Li Na did the honors in presenting the Daphne Akhurst trophy to Naomi Osaka who had just downed Petra Kvitova 7-6 (7-2) 5-7 6-4 in a dramatic, ...

But now the Czech is a win away from doing the near impossible — winning another major after that horrific ordeal. Kvitova and Japan’s Naomi Osaka will play for the Australian Open title — and world ...