Osaka outplays Sabalenka to blow women’s Wimbledon draw wide open

Naomi Osaka handed Aryna Sabalenka her earliest grand slam defeat for four years to firmly establish herself as a Wimbledon title contender. In the biggest match of the women’s tournament so far, Osaka outplayed Sabalenka in a 6-2, 7-6 (7-2) victory to send the world number one tumbling out of a major tournament before the quarter-finals for the first time since the French Open in 2022.