Naomi Osaka, of Japan, reacts during her match against Lucia Bronzetti, of Italy, at the Madrid Open tennis tournament in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, April 22, 2025.

And with that, Osaka’s sometimes rocky but never boring ride through this comeback took its latest curve, from a WTA 1,000 event in Madrid, just below the level of a Grand Slam, down to the ...

Naomi Osaka goes up against Lucia Bronzetti of Italy during the Madrid Open tennis tournament in Madrid on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. Osaka has seven career singles titles and is 287-166 overall.