Osaka Posts First Wimbledon Victory in Six Years; Gauff Also Advances

Naomi Osaka plays a backhand return to Diane Parry during their first-round Wimbledon match in London on July 1, 2024. Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP Photo

WIMBLEDON, England—Naomi Osaka had not won a match at Wimbledon in six years. Hadn’t even played there in five. Grass courts never were her favorite surface.

Twelve months ago at this time, Osaka was off the tour while becoming a mother—her daughter, Shai, turns 1 on Tuesday—and recalls flipping on the TV in the hospital and seeing a certain Grand Slam event on the screen.