Tennis

Former world No. 1 Naomi Osaka and rapper Cordae welcome first child

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3 years ago

July 11, 2023

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Former world No. 1 Naomi Osaka and rapper Cordae welcome first child

Naomi Osaka / Photo: © globallookpress.com

Former world number one, Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka has become a mother, according to Sportskeeda.

The 25-year-old athlete and rapper Cordae had a daughter. The performer announced this at his concert. According to him, the girl was born on July 9.

The Japanese tennis player at the beginning of 2023 announced a break in her sports career due to pregnancy. With the baby’s father, rapper Cordae, Naomi has been in a relationship since 2019.

Four-time Grand Slam winner Osaka topped Forbes’ list of highest paid female athletes for three consecutive years from 2020 to 2022.

Source: Sportbox

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Tennis

Kalinskaya reached the second round of the Australian Open

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5 hours ago

January 20, 2026

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Anna Kalinskaya / Photo: © Cameron Spencer / Staff / Getty Images Sport / Gettyimages.ru

Russian tennis player Anna Kalinskaya reached the second round of the Australian Open.

In the first round match, Kalinskaya, who received the 31st seed, defeated Briton Sonay Kartal with a score of 7:6 (7:3), 6:1. The meeting lasted 1 hour 38 minutes.

Kalinskaya’s next opponent will be Julia Grabher from Austria.

Grand Slam Tournament. Australian Open. Melbourne (Australia). Hard. Total prize fund: about $75 million

Women. First round

Anna Kalinskaya (Russia, 31) — Sonay Kartal (Great Britain) — 7:6 (7:3), 6:1.

Source: Sportbox

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Tennis

Rybakina reached the second round of the Australian Open, where she will meet Gracheva

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5 hours ago

January 20, 2026

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Rybakina reached the second round of the Australian Open, where she will meet Gracheva

Elena Rybakina / Photo: © Clive Brunskill / Staff / Getty Images Sport / Gettyimages.ru

Kazakh tennis player Elena Rybakina reached the second round of the Grand Slam tournament in Australia.

At the start of the competition, the fifth racket of the world beat Slovenian Kaja Juvan, who finished in the top 100 in the world rankings. The meeting lasted 1 hour 12 minutes and ended with a score of 6:4, 6:3 in favor of Rybakina.

In the next round, the Moscow native will play against French representative Varvara Gracheva. Both athletes previously competed at international tournaments for Russia.

Grand Slam Tournament. Australian Open. Melbourne (Australia). Hard. Total prize fund: about $75 million

Women. First round

Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan, 5) – Kaya Juvan (Slovenia) – 6:4, 6:3.

Source: Sportbox

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Tennis

Alexandrova and Venus Williams failed to reach the second round of the Australian Open in doubles

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5 hours ago

January 20, 2026

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Alexandrova and Venus Williams failed to reach the second round of the Australian Open in doubles

Ekaterina Alexandrova / Photo: © VCG / Contributor / Visual China Group / Gettyimages.ru

Russian tennis player Ekaterina Alexandrova and American Venus Williams failed to reach the second round of the Australian Open in Melbourne.

In the first round match, Alexandrova and Williams lost to the duo Emilian Arango/Elsa Jacquemot (Colombia/France) with a score of 6:7 (3:7), 4:6. The meeting lasted 1 hour 29 minutes.

The next rivals of Arango and Jacquemot will be the winners of the meeting McCartney Kessler/Jessica Pegula (both USA) – Gabriela Dabrowski/Louise Stefani (Canada/Italy, 5).

Earlier, Alexandrova and Williams also completed their performance in singles.