Emma Raducanu was swept aside 6-0, 6-2 by Romanian Sorana Cirstea on Saturday in the final of the Transylvania Open, the Briton's first title match since her shock victory at the U.S. Open in 2021. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/02/08/tennis/raducanu-cirstea-transylvanian-open/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #tennis #emmaraducanu #transylvanianopen #soranacirstea
Tennis greats Martina Navratilova and Lindsay Davenport took Naomi Osaka to task on Friday, saying she had failed to keep to "basic etiquette" after her match against Sorana Cirstea at the Australian Open. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/01/23/tennis/tennis-greats-criticize-osaka/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #tennis #naomiosaka #soranacirstea #martinanavratilova #lindsaydavenport #australianopen
Naomi Osaka was "confused" but apologetic after a testy exchange and icy handshake at the end of her third-round win over Sorana Cirstea at the Australian Open on Thursday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2026/01/23/tennis/osaka-caught-off-guard-cirstea-exchange/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #tennis #naomiosaka #soranacirstea #australianopen