The 2025 Japan Open is set to take place at the Utsubo Tennis Center in Osaka, Japan from October 13-19, as the Asian swing approaches its conclusion. A WTA 250 event, the Japan Open became a ...

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 ...

Aug 29, 2025; Flushing, NY, USA; Leylah Fernandez of Canada in action against Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus in the third round of the women’s singles at the US Open at Louis Armstrong Stadium in Billie ...

World No.1 Carlos Alcaraz is known for maintaining a busy schedule each year, and this week is the perfect example. Alcaraz just finished competing in the Laver Cup in San Francisco yesterday, and ...

Japan’s Naomi Osaka hits a return to Netherlands’ Suzan Lamens in their women’s singles match at the Japan Open tennis tournament in Osaka on October 15, 2025. (Photo by PAUL MILLER / AFP) (Photo by ...

Japan's Naomi Osaka reacts after beating Netherlands' Suzan Lamens in their women's singles match at the Japan Open tennis tournament in Osaka on October 15, 2025. (Photo by PAUL MILLER / AFP) (Photo ...

Slumps are normal for tennis players. Luckily, the season is a marathon and always offers slumping players another chance to work their way back into rhythm. Earlier this year, Frances Tiafoe was ...

The 2025 Japan Open semifinals are set, with top-ranked American Taylor Fritz set to face off with Jenson Brooksby, and world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz set to compete against Casper Ruud. Fritz, who won ...

No. 3 seed Elise Mertens of Belgium never faced a break point in a 7-6 (5), 6-3 win over Spain's Cristina Bucsa in the first round of the Japan Open on Tuesday in Osaka. On a day when seeded players ...

Carlos Alcaraz is the No. 1 tennis player in the world for good reason, and he raised the bar for himself on Sunday. Alcaraz faced off against Brandon Nakashima on Sunday in a quarterfinal at the ...