Akiko Morigami

Morigami's career ends after loss

Akiko Morigami ended her career with a straight-sets defeat to Erika Takao in the women's singles quarterfinals at the national championships on Thursday. The 29-year-old Morigami, who announced in October she would be retiring...

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Tennis: Morigami's career ends with q'final defeat at nat'ls

Akiko Morigami ended her career with a straight sets defeat to Erika Takao in the women's singles quarterfinals at the national championships on Thursday. The 29-year-old Morigami, who announced in October she would be retiring...

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Stosur captures first WTA title at Japan Open (AFP)

AFP – Samantha Stosur of Australia holds up the trophy during the award ceremony at the Japan Open women's … OSAKA, Japan (AFP) – Samantha Stosur captured her first career WTA title when she defeated Francesca Schiavone of...

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Stosur fires in Japan

Third seed Samantha Stosur crushed home favourite Akiko Morigami to advance to the third round of the Japan Women's Open in Osaka. The Australian, ranked 15 in the world, was far too strong in a 6-1 6-2 demolition of Morigami....

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Stosur sends Morigami crashing out

OSAKA (Kyodo) Akiko Morigami lost to third-seeded Samantha Stosur of Australia 6-1, 6-2 in the second round of the Japan Women's Open on Thursday. Morigami, a longtime member of Japan's Fed Cup team who will retire at the end...

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Sania-Vania out of doubles event

Osaka: Second seed Sania Mirza and Vania King suffered a shock straight-set defeat at the hands of unseeded French pair of Julie Coin and Mathilde Johansson to crash out of the doubles event of the Japan Open here on Thursday....

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Sports › Morigami eliminated in 2nd round of Japan Women's Open

Thursday 15th October, 04:14 PM JST OSAKA — Akiko Morigami lost to third-seeded Samantha Stosur of Australia 6-1, 6-2 in the second round of the Japan Women’s Open on Thursday. In the quarterfinals, Stosur will play American...

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Sports › Wozniacki into Japan Women's Open quarterfinals

Thursday 15th October, 04:14 PM JST OSAKA — Top seed Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark eased into the quarterfinals of the Japan Women’s Open with a straight sets defeat of Briton Katie O’Brien on Thursday. U.S. Open finalist...

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Morigami to retire after season

Japan's Akiko Morigami said on Monday she will retire from competitive tennis at the end of the season as she is no longer able to perform at a high level. "I have fluid that has built up in my knee and I am no longer able to...

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Surprise as Hewitt endorses McNamee in move to unseat TA boss

Tennis: FORMER adversaries Lleyton Hewitt and Paul McNamee have become unlikely allies, united in the quest to unseat long-serving Tennis Australia president Geoff Pollard from the chair of an organisation that Hewitt claims is...

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