ASB Classic final: Osaka forced to retire after winning first set

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Naomi Osaka has injury scare ahead of Australian Open

AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Naomi Osaka’s fitness for the Australian Open is in question after the four-time Grand Slam champion and former No. 1 suffered an apparent abdominal injury Sunday while playing the final of a WTA tournament in Auckland. Osaka had won the first set of the final 6-4 against Denmark’s Clara Tauson when she spoke to her coach Patrick Mouratoglou, the chair umpire and a tour trainer before deciding to withdraw. The nature of h…

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Naomi Osaka Injured In WTA Final In Auckland Right Before Australian Open

Naomi Osaka’s participation in the Australian Open is being put into question after she sustained an injury while playing in a WTA tournament in Auckland. On Sunday, the tennis player competed against Denmark’s Clara Tauson in her first WTA final since 2022. Osaka Withdraws Due to Injury Osaka won the first set with a score of 6-4 before deciding to withdraw from the match. According to the Associated Press, her injury appeared to be abdominal. …

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The first final in three years ended in the worst possible way for Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka. After winning the first set, 6–4, against Denmark's Clara Tauson, she was forced to withdraw from the final in Auckland, New Zealand, due to injury.

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The first title since 2021 seemed very close, then Naomi Osaka abandoned the final in tears. It is another setback for the tennis player, who has a different view of the sport after the birth of her child.

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Tennis-Krejcikova out of Australian Open with back injury

(Reuters) – Czech tennis player and Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova said on Sunday she will not be participating in this month’s Australian Open due to an ongoing recovery from a back injury. The 29-year-old world number 10, who emerged as a surprise winner at the All England Club last year, sustained the injury during the WTA Tour’s Asian swing of tournaments and seemed to be affected by it at the season-ending WTA Finals in Riyadh in…

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Czech Barbora Krejcikova has not recovered from her back injury, so she will not compete in the Australian Open tennis championship, which begins in a week.