Naomi Osaka ’s return to Grand Slam competition ended prematurely on Friday, as the two-time Australian Open champion was forced to retire from her third-round match against Belinda Bencic due to a strained abdominal muscle. Osaka had dropped the opening set in a tiebreaker, 7-6 (3), before informing the chair umpire she could no longer continue.

The Spaniard, who defeated her Ukrainian rival in the 3rd round of Melbourne, spoke about the moment in which she (maybe) railed against her boyfriend

In her last Grand Slam quarterfinal, the Spaniard fell apart in New York. She took the lessons to Gauff in Melbourne, and won.

Naomi Osaka is out of the Australian Open after she was forced to retire injured from her third-round match against Belinda Bencic.

Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, Alexander Zverev, Coco Gauff, and Aryna Sabalenka all advanced, while two-time champion Naomi Osaka retired ... on to face 11th seed Paula Badosa, with both women ...

It wasn't the ending that Naomi Osaka — nor her multitudes of ... Vondrousova’s quarterfinal opponent will be Paula Badosa of Spain. In other men’s matches, eighth-seeded Diego Schwartzman ...

Two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus owns the longest Australian Open women's singles winning streak in more than a decade after advancing out of the third round on Friday in Melbourne. Sabalenka got past Denmark's Clara Tauson 7-6 (5), 6-4 in 2 hours, 6 minutes.

Nike might have swept the podium with champions Jannik Sinner and Madison Keys, but it wasn’t just the big names that made waves in Melbourne.

Madison Keys may have won the title at the 2025 Australian Open but there were a myriad of players leaving Melbourne who can leave with their heads held high.

Over on the ATP rankings, another American—Tommy Paul—makes his Top 10 debut, rising from No. 11 to No. 9 following his run to the quarterfinals in Melbourne. He’s now reached the quarterfinals or better at a major three years in a row, having made the semis of the Australian Open in 2023 and the quarters of Wimbledon in 2024.

Madison Keys pulled off a stunning victory, while Jannik Sinner charged to a convincing title defense. Plus, Paula Badosa and Ben Shelton impressed Down Under.

Jannik Sinner joined some of tennis' greatest legends with another stellar performance in the Australian Open final.