MELBOURNE, Australia — Former world No. 1 Naomi Osaka left the Australian Open with an damage simply hours earlier than she was scheduled to start out her third spherical match.
Osaka, a two-time champion at Melbourne Park, didn’t elaborate on the extent of the damage, however revealed she sustained it throughout her hard-fought second-round win over Romania’s Sorana Cirstea.
The 28-year-old briefly headed to the locker room through the match, however then took a medical timeout with a 2-1 lead within the deciding set.
Osaka posted on social media on Saturday night time: “After my final match, I needed to make the tough determination to withdraw with a view to cope with a medical difficulty that required cautious consideration.” “It breaks my coronary heart to must cease as a result of I used to be so excited to maintain going and this run meant essentially the most to me, however I can not threat doing extra harm.
“Thanks for all of the love and help. I am so grateful for everybody hugging me a lot.”
Osaka was scheduled to play Australian qualifier Madison Inglis at Rod Laver Enviornment after the match between 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic and Botic van de Zandsschulp. The straight-set victory marked Djokovic’s four-hundredth Grand Slam win.
