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Naomi Osaka Pulls Out of Japan Open Quarterfinal with Injury
- On Friday, Naomi Osaka withdrew from her Japan Open quarterfinal due to a left leg injury, awarding Jaqueline Cristian a walkover into the semifinals.
- During the second-round match, Naomi Osaka pulled up with a left leg issue at 0-5 and 30-15 while Suzan Lamens served after taking a 5-0 lead in the third set.
- During the last-16 match on Wednesday, Naomi Osaka returned with her left thigh heavily strapped and said only painkillers helped her finish the three-set match, also requesting a medical timeout after winning a point.
- In another quarterfinal, Leylah Fernandez beat Rebecca Ramkov 7-6 , 6-3, leaving Cristian's third semifinal appearance this year and her first on a non-clay surface.
- Osaka, who is ranked 16th in the world, is slated to play in the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo next week after early exits at the China Open and Wuhan Open last week.
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Tennis-Osaka joins growing casualty list as injuries pile up towards season's end
(Reuters) -Naomi Osaka became the latest player to suffer injury towards the end of a gruelling season after the four-times Grand Slam champion pulled out of her Japan Open quarter-final against Jaqueline Cristian on Friday with a leg injury. Read full story
·Malaysia
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Osaka joins growing casualty list as injuries pile up towards season's end
Naomi Osaka became the latest player to suffer injury towards the end of a gruelling season after the four-times Grand Slam champion pulled out of her Japan Open quarter-final against Jaqueline Cristian on Friday with a leg injury.Several players have ended their seasons early amid health and fitness struggle
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Leaning Left8Leaning Right3Center8Last UpdatedBias Distribution42% Left, 42% Center
Bias Distribution
- 42% of the sources lean Left, 42% of the sources are Center
42% Center
L 42%
C 42%
R 16%
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