Japan’s Naomi Osaka (R) and Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka (L) embrace on the finish of their ladies’s singles match on day 9 of the French Open tennis event on Court docket Philippe-Chatrier on the Roland-Garros Advanced in Paris on June 1, 2026. (Photograph by JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP)
Naomi Osaka has her sights set on revenge over Aryna Sabalenka when the Japanese star faces the ladies’s world primary within the Wimbledon fourth spherical on Sunday.
Sabalenka leads head-to-head 3-1
Osaka hopes to succeed in the Wimbledon quarterfinals for the primary time by avenging a 7-5, 6-3 defeat towards Sabalenka within the French Open final 16 in June.
The pair are each four-time Grand Slam champions who’ve by no means triumphed at Wimbledon.
They’ve already collided 3 times in 2026, with Sabalenka successful on the onerous courts of Indian Wells, earlier than clay clashes in Madrid and Roland Garros.
Having taken six out of the seven units between them this 12 months, Sabalenka is relishing their newest encounter.
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“Yeah, it’s been an incredible rivalry. Each time it’s a battle. Each time it’s high-level matches. Tremendous excited to play her,” she stated.
Osaka, seeded 14th, is lastly discovering her groove on grass, serving to by the eye-catching outfits she arrives on courtroom carrying.
The 28-year-old believes all of the discuss style has taken the stress of her tennis.
“In some methods I really feel like I’m much more geared up to speak about my garments than about my tennis,” Osaka stated.
“She’s the primary participant on this planet. If there may be somebody I needed to lose to, I might decide that rating place. If something, I might say I learnt from all of these matches.”
