However, no tennis fan can deny that Osaka looks much stronger on the court this year. She is 6-2 and quietly racking up rankings points. On Monday, the WTA Rankings were updated after the Australian Open, and Osaka made huge strides.

Naomi Osaka retired from her Australian Open third round match on Friday. The Japanese tennis star had just lost the opening set to Belinda Bencic via a tiebreak (7-3) before pulling the plug. It marked the first time she had withdrawn from a grand slam tournament match in her career.

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Naomi Osaka ’s return to Grand Slam competition ended prematurely on Friday, as the two-time Australian Open champion was forced to retire from her third-round match against Belinda Bencic due to a strained abdominal muscle. Osaka had dropped the opening set in a tiebreaker, 7-6 (3), before informing the chair umpire she could no longer continue.

Naomi Osaka's run at the 2025 Australian Open came to an end in the third round due to an injury. The two-time Aussie Open champ suffered a strained

Naomi Osaka has posted an image of herself working out, sporting one major change to her look. The Japanese former World No.

MELBOURNE, Australia — Naomi Osaka is out of the Australian Open after the abdominal injury that forced her out of the ASB Classic final in Auckland, New Zealand recurred during her third-round ...

Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka was forced to withdraw from the Australian Open on Friday with an abdominal injury. It is the same problem that forced her to retire from the final in Auckland in less than two weeks ago.

MELBOURNE – Two-time Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka stopped playing because of a strained abdominal muscle after dropping the opening set of her third-round match against Belinda Bencic on ...

Australian Open: Naomi Osaka Stops Playing Because of an Injury Against Belinda Bencic MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Two-time Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka stopped playing because of a ...

The two players hugged on the sideline, and Osaka left the court. She won the Australian Open in 2019 and 2021, and the U.S. Open in 2018 and 2020. “Hopefully she'll be fine soon and be able to ...

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