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Naomi Osaka won her fourth title in her past eight appearances at a Grand Slam, beating Jennifer Brady 6-4, 6-3 on Saturday in the Australian Open final.
- Williams, who turns 40 in September, won her 23rd Grand Slam title at the 2017 Australian Open. Trailing Margaret Court and her two-dozen such championships, Williams has lost in a Grand Slam final four times since then and twice in a semifinal.
- Australian Open defending champion Sofia Kenin of Pembroke Pines loses in the second round, as does Delray Beach's Coco Gauff.
- Three-time Grand Slam singles champion Naomi Osaka has invested in the North Carolina Courage of the National Women’s Soccer League, citing a desire to support women as role models and leaders.
- Qualifier Roberto Quiroz overcame a shaky stretch in the first set Friday to beat American Noah Rubin 7-6 (1), 6-3 in the opening round of the Delray Beach Open.
- Originally scheduled for mid-February, the Delray Beach Open has been moved up to kick off the ATP Tour season on Jan. 5, running through Jan. 13, amid the tour’s decision on Dec. 16 to revise the 2021 schedule.
- Unseeded Iga Swiatek becomes the first Polish player to win a Grand Slam title after beating fourth-seeded Sofia Kenin 6-4, 6-1 in the French Open final. The 19-year-old Swiatek did so without dropping a set.
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- Already the owner of a major trophy from this year’s Australian Open, the No. 4-seeded Kenin moved into the French Open final by beating No. 7 Petra Kvitova 6-4, 7-5 on Thursday.
- Sofia Kenin has now won a tour-leading 15 matches at majors this year. She started the year by winning the Australian Open and then reached the fourth round at the U.S. Open last month.
- Gauff stayed steady at the most crucial moments to beat Johanna Konta 6-3, 6-3 and reach the second round.
- U.S. Open champion Naomi Osaka has pulled out of the French Open because of an injured left hamstring.
- Naomi Osaka of Boca Raton rallies for three-set win over Victoria Azarenka and her second U.S. Open title.
- Boca Raton's Naomi Osaka will gun for her third Grand Slam title, while Serena Williams remains stuck at 23.
- Delray Beach's Coco Gauff was defeated by Anastasija Sevastova in the first round of the U.S. Open. It's Gauff’s earliest exit from a Grand Slam tournament in four appearances.
- The draw for the US Open, which begins Monday with no fans, took place on Thursday.
- Fourth-seeded Naomi Osaka reached the semifinals of the Western & Southern Open on Wednesday and withdrew a few hours later in a call for racial justice. Soon after, the whole tournament was put on hold for a day. She announced Thursday she would play when the tournament resumes Friday.
