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Naomi Osaka Feels ‘More Comfortable In Her Skin’ After Taking Time Away From Tennis to Prioritize Her Mental Health
The four-time Grand Slam champ made light work of Colombia’s Camila Osorio in the opening round of the Australian Open.
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Coco Gauff Had a Good Run, Y'all. But She's Out After Australian Open Defeat
At 15 years old, Coco Gauff is the youngest pro-tennis player to beat a reigning titleholder at a Grand Slam tournament since 1991 and the youngest to reach the last 16 at the Australian Open since Martina Hingis in 1996, according to ABC. On Friday, Gauff eliminated defending champion Naomi Osaka from the Australian Open…
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Coco’s Reign: Up-and-Comer Upsets Defending Australian Open Champ Naomi Osaka; Serena Williams Falls in Opening Week
What Coco Gauff has done in the last year is nothing short of phenomenal, and it appears she knows it. “Honestly, like, what is my life?” said the 15-year-old tennis sensation, moments after handily defeating reigning Australian Open champ Naomi Osaka in straight sets (6-3, 6-4). “Two years ago, I lost first round in juniors.…
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So Nice, They Had to Do It Twice: Coco Gauff Will Meet Naomi Osaka Again at Australian Open
Déjà vu all over again seems to be the theme of Coco Gauff’s Australian Open. The 15-year-old sensation opened the major tournament on Monday with a match against Venus Williams—a replay of the showdown that vaulted her into the international spotlight last year when she upset the seven-time Grand Slam winner. Now, after a hard-earned…
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'Good Try': Serena Williams Once Again Proves to Be the MVP of BFFs, Shutting Down #Megxit Questions
If you’re in the market for a new bestie, get you one like Serena Williams, who will answer any inappropriate question about you with “you tried it.” That’s the response received when Williams, a well-established close friend of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, beat Anastasia Potapova in the first round of the Australian Open on Monday.…
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Heir Apparent: Coco Gauff Bests Venus Williams in First Round of Australian Open
Coco Gauff, the 15-year-old tennis phenom, beat tennis legend Venus Williams at a major tournament for the second year in a row on Monday, besting the 39-year-old seven-time Grand Slam winner in back-to-back sets (7-6 (5), 6-3,). Easily the most highly anticipated first-round match of the Australian Open, Gauff and Williams’ head-to-head shows how much…
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Black Twitter Showers Naomi Osaka with Praise After Winning the Australian Open
Naomi Osaka is really fucking good at tennis. How good? This good. And in order to achieve her latest victory, Naomi Osaka tapped into her melanin magic and came from behind against Petra Kvitová in order to extend the match to a third set and claim her second consecutive Grand Slam. So guess who’s ranked…
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Japanese Company Learns That, Despite Its Best Efforts, Naomi Osaka Is Not a White Anime Character
Japanese noodle company Nissin has pulled an ad egregiously whitewashing Haitian-Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka. In the animated ad, the tennis star—who has proudly and repeatedly claimed both sides of her mixed-race heritage—essentially had her skin bleached of all its melanin. Osaka’s nose has also been narrowed, and her hair reduced to a short, wavy…
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Romper Room: Serena Williams Serves a New Spin on Her Famed Catsuit at the Australian Open
Feeling playful? Serena Williams sure looked as if she was, while shutting down Germany’s Tatjana Maria in straight sets during her first round match at the 2019 Australian Open. Memorably, after Williams’ black catsuit caused a small furor in the French Tennis Federation last year, the Women’s Tennis Association subsequently cleared the way for catsuits…