Day 6 of the Australian Open saw a number of big names in men's and women's singles easily advance to the next round. But one major loss was No. 7-ranked Jessica Pegula, who was defeated in two sets by Serbian Olga Danilović.
After her withdrawal from the Australian Open, the misery of injured superstar Naomi Osaka was compounded upon her return to the U.S. amid sub-zero conditions.
Novak Djokovic, Coco Gauff roll to Australian Open's 4th round. Naomi Osaka retires due to injury and Jessica Pegula was upset in the third round.
Coverage: Live radio commentary on Tennis Breakfast from 07:00 GMT on BBC 5 Sports Extra, plus live text commentaries on the BBC Sport website and app Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka was one ... Coco Gauff, Jessica Pegula and Iga Swiatek ...
A four-time Grand Slam champion, Osaka returned from maternity leave last year and lost in the first or second round of all four major tournaments. The 27-year-old Japan native has not won any event on the WTA Tour since capturing her second Australian Open title to start 2021.
Day six at the Australian Open was filled with shocking upsets and intense matches. Olga Danilovic of Serbia upset Jessica Pegula, while Novak Djokovic maintained his winning streak. Naomi Osaka retired due to injury.
Since returning to action a year ago, Osaka has shown signs of getting her game back together, including a memorable and narrow loss to then-No. 1 Iga Swiatek at the French Open.
Paul survived a comeback bid by Australia’s Chris O’Connell in front a feverishly partisan crowd; the American tightened up when he served for the match in the fourth set, then fought through a shoulder injury to take the decider 7-5. Nishikori, meanwhile, came back from two sets down, and saved two match points, against Thiago Monteiro.
Jan. 9 (UPI) --American tennis star Coco Gauff could face Japan's Naomi Osaka and Americans Sofia Kenin and Jessica Pegula along a path into the quarterfinals of the 2025 Australian Open ...
American WTA starlet Jessica Pegula made her first Grand Slam ... She beat world No. 2 Naomi Osaka in May of that year in order to get to the Italian Open's second round, where she eventually ...
Naomi Osaka, ranked just No. 51 in the world ... In other early matches on Wednesday, seventh-seeded Jessica Pegula of the United States got past Belgium's Elise Mertens 6-4, 6-2; Serbia's Olga ...
Osaka strode to ... beating No. 54 Jessica Bouzas Maneiro 6-3, 7-5 at Rod Laver Arena. Other women's winners included No. 3 Coco Gauff, No. 7 Jessica Pegula, No. 14 Mirra Andreeva and No. 30 ...