A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

OSAKA

Wed, 31 Jan '24
Tennis star Naomi
Sun, 26 Nov '23
Tennis's Naomi
Wed, 23 Nov '22
Tennis champion Naomi
Sun, 16 Oct '22
Tennis star Naomi, who was born in 29-Across
Fri, 22 Jul '22
City near Kobe
Fri, 9 Apr '21
U.S. Open tennis champion of 2018 and 2020
Sun, 7 Feb '21
First Asian tennis player to be ranked #1 in singles
Sun, 24 Jan '21
Japan's street food mecca