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Tearful Osaka Battles Injury to Reach Japan Open Quarterfinals
Naomi Osaka won a three-set match against defending champion Suzan Lamens despite a thigh injury and tears, marking her first singles event in Japan in three years.
- On Wednesday Naomi Osaka beat defending champion Suzan Lamens to reach the Japan Open quarterfinals and choked back tears after the match-clinching backhand.
- Playing in her native Japan for the first time, Osaka returned at the Japan Open after reaching the US Open semifinals, where she lost to Amanda Anisimova.
- Leading 5-0 in the final set, Osaka required a medical timeout for her left leg, returned with heavy strapping, lost two games, then closed out the match in 2 hours, 20 minutes.
- Osaka, now ranked 16 in the world after returning to the courts in early 2024 following the birth of her daughter, is a four-time Grand Slam champion whose win fuels a comeback narrative.
- Given past major struggles, the win matters as Osaka failed to pass the second round last year and did not reach the second week since the 2021 Australian Open.
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