Osaka, who split with her coach Patrick Mouratoglou after almost a year working together on Sunday, overcame the Canadian qualifier 6-4 6-2 in an hour and 16 minutes

Genie Bouchard extended her tennis career for at least one more match Monday, beating Emiliana Arango 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 in the first round of the National Bank Open. Bouchard, who reached the Wimbledon final and two other Grand Slam semifinals in 2014, announced this month that she would retire after a final appearance in her hometown tournament.

The Post Maria Sakkari 'massively respects' Naomi Osaka: Not many Slam champs would do that appeared first on Tennis World USA Maria Sakkari is applauding Naomi Osaka's decision to play a WTA 125 (Challenger) tournament and reveals she privately approached the four-time Grand Slam champion to tell her how much she respected her move.

Osaka is coming off a disappointing loss to Emma Raducanu in D.C., and, at No. 51, is still not close to her Slam-winning form of the past. And the Canadian fans should help. But Arseneault may need a lot of more of it than they can muster.