{
  "id": 6202515,
  "title": "Osaka takes major title wait in stride after US Open exit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/osaka-takes-major-title-wait-in-stride-after-us-open-exit-6202515",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-08T00:21:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/sports/2026/09/08/osaka-takes-major-title-wait-in-stride-after-us-open-exit"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "New York - Naomi Osaka's recent fourth-round exit from the US Open has further delayed her quest for a fourth Grand Slam title. However, the Japanese tennis star has a unique perspective on her setback, attributing it to changes in her personal life.\n\nOsaka previously won her last major title at the Australian Open in 2021, after a three-year hiatus following her return to the sport and the birth of her daughter, Shai. Despite her recent loss to Elena Rybakina, Osaka said that the time away from tennis and the arrival of her child have significantly altered her outlook on success.\n\n\"I had a kid, you know? There's a lot that happened in that time,\" she said after her 6-1, 6-4 defeat. \"If I reflect on my career and the things I've been able to do, there's nothing that I regret or there's nothing that I'm sad about.\"\n\nOsaka has won her first four Grand Slam titles - all at the US Open - in 2018, 2019, and 2020. She added another major at Melbourne in 2019, but her Achilles injury during her recent loss to Rybakina has left her feeling disappointed. However, she remains positive, emphasizing that her daughter's health, the well-being of her family, and the opportunity to compete in the tournament have been significant factors in her life.\n\n\"In my life, my daughter is healthy, everyone in my family is great,\" she stated. \"I had an opportunity to play this slam. I got as far as I could. So it's only up from here.\"",
  "summary": "The Japanese player won her fourth and most recent Grand Slam title at the 2021 Australian Open before stepping away from tennis and giving birth to daughter Shai three years ago.",
  "key_points": [],
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      {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/osaka-takes-major-title-wait-in-stride-after-us-open-exit",
        "published": "2026-09-07T23:54:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Osaka takes major title wait in stride after US Open exit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/osaka-takes-major-title-wait-in-stride-after-us-open-exit",
        "published": "2026-09-08T00:21:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/coco-gauff-returns-to-the-us-open-quarterfinals-for-the-first-time-6208572",
        "published": "2026-09-08T01:30:36.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Coco Gauff returns to the US Open quarterfinals for the first time since her 2023 title run",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/coco-gauff-returns-to-the-us-open-quarterfinals-for-the-first-time",
        "published": "2026-09-08T01:31:48.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}