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Tyler Lauletta

Naomi Osaka Withdraws From Australian Open Ahead of Third Round Due to Injury

Former world No. 1 Naomi Osaka saw her run at the Australian Open cut short over the weekend after she was forced to withdraw from her scheduled third-round match against Australia’s Maddison Inglis due to an abdominal injury.

“It’s an injury I've had a couple of times before, and I thought I could push through it,” Osaka said. “I played my last match with some pain, and I thought maybe if I gave myself a break before my match today, I would be able to handle it. But I warmed up, and it got a lot worse.”

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