OSAKA, Japan (AP) — Naomi Osaka pulled out of her quarterfinal match at the Japan Open on Friday because of a left leg injury. Her withdrawal ahead of the match resulted in Jaqueline Cristian advancing to the semifinals on a walkover, the WTA Tour said.

Taylor Fritz faced a tough challenge from Gabriel Diallo in his first match at the Japan Open, but managed to come through it. The World No. 5 entered the tournament as the second seed, behind Carlos Alcaraz, and there was plenty of expectation around his ...

The second stop of the Association of Pickleball Players international circuit was in Tokyo, and the APP's top players dominated. Jack Munro and Sofia Sewing both win double golds.

Welcome back to the Monday Tennis Briefing, where The Athletic will explain the stories behind the stories from the past week on court. When Alcaraz hurt his left ankle early in his first Japan Open match against Sebastián Báez in Tokyo and fell to the ...