Naomi Osaki drops out of Australian Open with undisclosed injury…
MELBOURNE, Australia — Naomi Osaka withdrew from the Australian Open before her scheduled third-round match against Australian qualifier Maddison Inglis, ending a campaign famous for vogue and friction.
The two-time Australian Open champion announced it on social media without divulging her injury, posting on Instagram that she needed to withdraw “to address something my body needs attention for after my last match.”
“I was so excited to keep going and this run meant the most to me, so having to stop here breaks my heart,” Osaka posted. “But I can’t risk doing any further damage.”
Naomi Osaka, hitting a forehand during her second-round win, needed to withdraw before her third round match at the Australian Open because of an undisclosed injury. Mike Frey-Imagn Images
Osaka’s grand entrance to the tournament earlier this week went viral, when she walked onto the court docket for her first-round match carrying a wide-brim hat, a veil and holding a white parasol — a design she said her clothes sponsor, Nike, let her create.
In the second round, Osaka fended off Sorana Cirstea in a tense 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 win at Margaret Court Arena that ended acrimoniously.
The pair barely exchanged a handshake over the web, with Cirstea glancing in Osaka’s path briefly and then turning her head away.
As they walked towards the umpire’s chair, Osaka requested, “What was that for?”
Cirstea responded on to the two-time Australian Open winner, upset with Osaka’s efforts to pump herself up at phases during the match.
“Apparently a lot of ‘C’mons’ that she was angry about,” Osaka said, “but whatever. I think this was her last Australian Open so, OK, sorry she was mad about it.”
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