The "All Japan Slipper Table Tennis Championships," where players used slippers instead of rackets, were held on Feb. 1 in ...

On her WTA main-draw debut, 20-year-old Japanese qualifier Aoi Ito upset Sofia Kenin from 5-2 down in the third set in the first round of the Kinoshita Group Japan Open. No.188-ranked Ito extended her ...

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Learner Tien stunned the tennis world on Thursday, claiming an upset second round victory over Daniil Medvedev at the Australian Open. The teenage talent beat the No. 5 seed in a thrilling five ...

Vince Caligiuri/Tennis Australia via AP Japan’s Naomi Osaka reacts during a press conference following her second round win over Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic at the Australian Open tennis ...

Daniil Medvedev threw his tennis racket along the floor and into the advertising hoardings in a second meltdown this week at the Australian Open. Last year's finalist found himself in a tricky ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — Novak Djokovic added yet another record to his lengthy list, breaking a tie with Roger Federer for the most Grand Slam matches played in tennis history by reaching 430 on ...

She was ahead by a set and had her first tennis tournament title since becoming a mother in sight, but she had to pull out against Clara Tauson of Denmark with an injury. The scans were "not great ...

Naomi Osaka’s coach, Patrick Mouratoglou, shared his thoughts on the Japanese tennis star’s recent comments about her potential retirement. Osaka, currently competing in the Australian Open ...

TOKYO -- Japan welcomed a record 36.87 million tourists in 2024, up 47.1% from the previous year thanks to the weak yen, according to data released Wednesday by the Japan National Tourism ...

But, while for most of us, such moments are forgotten as quickly as they happen, for the stars of tennis in the internet age the misdeeds last forever. So, in honour of notorious racquet smasher ...

A record number of visitors came to Japan in 2024, thanks to surging post-pandemic global tourism and a decline in the yen that’s making the island nation an attractive and affordable destination.