Tennis: U.S. Open champion Naomi Osaka jumps 12 spots to No. 7 in rankings

Naomi Osaka on Monday jumped 12 places to No. 7 in the latest WTA rankings following her historic U.S. Open victory, becoming the highest-ranked Japanese woman since Kimiko Date reached No. 4 in 1995.The 20-year-old Osaka became the first Japanese woman to claim a Grand Slam crown by outgunning her childhood idol and six-time U.S. Open champion Serena Williams 6-2, 6-4 in a controversy-marred final on Saturday at Flushing Meadows.At a photo shoot in Manhattan on Sunday, a "very tired" Osaka continued to field questions about the contentious match, in which Williams drew her third penalty wi…READ FULL ARTICLE