After her historic win in the round of 16 against world No. 1 Naomi Osaka, she was knocked out in the quarterfinals by Czech Karolína Muchova in two sets: 7-6 (4) and 6-4 in 1 hour and 30 minutes.
After her historic victory in the round of 16 against world No. 1 Naomi Osaka, she got knocked out in the quarterfinals by Czech player Karolína Muchova in two sets: 7-6 (4) and 6-4 in 1 hour and 30 minutes.
Naomi Osaka’s great run came to an end on Tuesday, July 7, as she was beaten by Czech Karolína Muchova in a fiercely contested match. Just in the first set, Naomi and Muchova had to bring their A-game to win. And in the end, it was the Czech who took the first set in a tiebreak 7-6 (7/4) before winning the second set more easily 6-4.Up until then, Naomi Osaka, before this defeat, had been making Wimbledon dream-worthy by beating French player Elsa Jacquemot in the first round: 6-1 & 7-5, before repeating the feat in the second round against Anastasia Gasanova: 6-3 & 6-2.
Against Daria Kasatkina in the third round, Naomi Osaka only needed two sets to get rid of her: 6-1 & 6-4. In the round of 16, she scored a historic victory against world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka (6-2, 7-6).
In terms of record, Naomi Osaka, in 2026, had a mixed run in the tournaments she played, with a shortened start to the season, followed by an excellent season on clay and grass. She notably reached the round of 16 at Roland-Garros and was a finalist at the Bad Homburg tournament.In 2026, Naomi Osaka played in at least seven tournaments on the WTA tour. These were: United Cup (Australia, January), BNP Paribas Open (Indian Wells, March), Miami Open (March), Mutua Madrid Open (Spain, April/May), Internazionali BNL d’Italia (Rome, May), Roland-Garros (Paris, May/June), Bad Homburg Open (Germany, June/July), and Wimbledon (London, June/July).
As a reminder, Naomi Osaka, winner of the US Open (2018 and 2020) and the Australian Open (2019 and 2021), still hasn’t won any tournaments in 2026.
