Updated
Updated · Yahoo Sports · Jul 5
Osaka Ousts No. 1 Sabalenka 6-2 7-6, Triggering Booed Wimbledon Exit
Updated
Updated · Yahoo Sports · Jul 5

Osaka Ousts No. 1 Sabalenka 6-2 7-6, Triggering Booed Wimbledon Exit

3 articles · Updated · Yahoo Sports · Jul 5

Summary

  • Naomi Osaka beat world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka 6-2 7-6 on Centre Court, reaching her first Wimbledon quarter-final and handing Sabalenka her earliest Grand Slam exit since the 2022 French Open.
  • Sabalenka was booed after blasting a ball out of the stadium on match point, then said she had resisted smashing her racket and was "not satisfied with anything" about her performance.
  • Osaka overpowered her throughout: Sabalenka failed to earn a single break point, lost in straight sets at a major for the first time since the 2020 US Open, and saw her run of 21 straight Grand Slam tiebreak wins end.
  • The result sends Osaka into a first major quarter-final away from hard courts and leaves the women's draw set to produce a new Wimbledon champion for a 10th straight year.

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After personal tragedy and public meltdowns, can Sabalenka's support system fix the 'red flags' threatening her World No. 1 reign?