Tauson claims Auckland title after injured Osaka retires from final
19 hours ago · Clara Tauson won her third career Hologic WTA Tour title after former World No.1 Naomi Osaka retired from their ASB Classic final in Auckland on Sunday due to an abdominal injury. ... She saved a match point in her second-round win over 2020 Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin, then notched two wins on Saturday to make the final, including a ...
Auckland: Teary-eyed Naomi Osaka retires final in heartbreaking …
18 hours ago · On Sunday, the former world No. 1 made a lightning start to the final of the WTA 250 tournament in New Zealand, claiming back-to-back breaks in the third and fifth games to open an early 5-1 lead.
Osaka, Tauson make long-awaited WTA final returns in Auckland - WTA …
1 day ago · After rain played havoc with the ASB Classic schedule on Friday, a busy Saturday in Auckland ended with Naomi Osaka and Clara Tauson making their long-awaited returns into a WTA singles final. Former World No.1 Osaka booked her spot with a 6 …
Naomi Osaka retires injured in Auckland final to hand title to …
16 hours ago · Naomi Osaka was forced to retire from her first final in nearly three years in Auckland, handing the title to Clara Tauson. Osaka had taken the first set 6-4 despite a Tauson fightback, but was ...
WTA Auckland Open 2025: Clara Tauson Claims Title As Naomi …
13 hours ago · Naomi Osaka was left frustrated by injury as her first WTA Tour-level final in over two years ended early at the Auckland Open. (More Tennis News) Osaka won the opening set 6-4 in Sunday's final ...
Naomi Osaka Retires Injured From Auckland Final Before Australian Open
18 hours ago · Osaka was playing at the WTA 250 event in Auckland after three months out, having suffered a back injury at the China Open which ended her 2024 season. Naomi Osaka won the last of her four Grand ...
WTA Auckland: Osaka into first final since 2022 - Tennis Majors
2 days ago · Former world No 1, Naomi Osaka, seeded seventh this week, reached her first WTA singles final since 2022 and the first since her comeback from giving birth to her daughter at the ASB Classic on Saturday. Osaka dented the big-serving of American Alycia Parks to win 6-4, 6-2 at the ASB Tennis Arena and reach the final.
Osaka’s tearful retirement in Auckland Open final helps Tauson …
1 day ago · Dane Clara Tauson, the No 5 seed, won the Auckland Open title when Japanese Naomi Osaka, the No 7 seed, retired on Sunday at the ASB Tennis Arena. Tauson, ranked No 50, trailed 6-4 when Osaka, ranked No 57, pulled out. The former world No 1 from Japan came out all guns blazing as she secured a double break to go 5-1 up.
Auckland 2024: Draws, prize money and everything you need to …
Dec 29, 2023 · Main draw in Auckland (WTA 250), where Coco Gauff and Elina Svitolina are the top seeds. Svitolina will face Caroline Wozniacki in 1R, with the winner to face Emma Raducanu or a qualifier. Amanda Anisimova will make her return vs. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.
Naomi Osaka wins again to reach the Auckland quarterfinals after ...
4 days ago · WTA Auckland, New Zealand. ... Coco Gauff heads to Australian Open with confidence high after Auckland title defense By Associated Press Jan 08, ... AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — Four-time Grand ...