Amanda Anisimova

Australian Open 2022: Naomi Osaka says 'I'm not God' after third round exit

Defeat to Anisimova deprived the 24-year-old of a shot at world number one Ashleigh Barty in the fourth round.

Australian Open 2022: Naomi Osaka, 24, feeling the heat from younger competitors

For the second Grand Slam in a row the former World No 1 succumbed to someone who played like they had nothing to lose.

Australian Open 2022: Naomi Osaka inspires Amanda Anisimova to talk about mental health 'hard years'

Anisimova admitted that she went through some "hard years" and said Osaka highlighting her own personal problems was a breath of fresh air.

Australian Open 2022: Defending champion Naomi Osaka exits; Rafael Nadal through to fourth round

Anisimova saved two match points in the third set at Margaret Court Arena ahead of the tiebreaker and ended the match with an ace.

Amanda Anisimova battles to Melbourne WTA title in Australian Open boost

The unseeded world number 78 overcame a mid-match slump and treatment to her left leg to win 7-5, 1-6, 6-4 against Belarusian Aliaksandra Sasnovich for her second-ever WTA Tour crown.

Naomi Osaka withdraws from Australian Open warm-up tournament: 'Body got a shock'

Osaka, the reigning Australian Open champion, hit the court this week for the first time since her tearful early exit at the US Open, after which she took a long break to deal with personal matters.

US Open 2021: A first at Flushing Meadows - no American singles player in quarter-finals

There are 14 Americans in the top 100 of the ATP rankings, the most since 1996; the 13 men who got to the second round last week were the most since the 15 in 1994.

WTA Montreal: First win for Maria Sakkari after string of losses; swift progress for Ons Jabeur

Sakkari is the first Greek woman to get this far here. Her ailing opponent needed a medical timeout before quitting the match after 91 minutes on court.

Bad Homburg Open: Angelique Kerber downs Petra Kvitova on grass to reach final

Kerber, the 2018 Wimbledon champion, is into her first WTA final since 2019 having come out on top 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7/3) in the evening semi-final.

French Open 2021 women's singles preview: Aryna Sabalenka banking on momentum, Iga Swiatek chasing Paris title defence

Ahead of the French Open, Firstpost.com takes a look at the women's singles draw and (bravely/foolishly) attempts to determine the potential outcome of all four quarters.