Naomi Osaka is out of the Australian Open after she was forced to retire injured from her third-round match against Belinda Bencic.

After her withdrawal from the Australian Open, the misery of injured superstar Naomi Osaka was compounded upon her return to the U.S. amid sub-zero conditions.

MELBOURNE, Australia — Two-time Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka stopped playing because of a strained abdominal muscle after dropping the opening set of her third-round match against Belinda Bencic.

The 1-6, 6-1, 6-3 victory over Karolina Muchova allowed Osaka to reach the third round at a major tournament for the first time since the 2022 season.

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Coco Gauff and two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka have moved closer to another semifinal showdown at the Australian Open. Gauff eliminated 2021 U.S.

But Osaka, who won the title at Melbourne Park in 2019 and 2021 ... "I really feel for Naomi, I saw her struggling a little bit at the end of the set and obviously it's not the way you would ...

MELBOURNE – Two-time Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka stopped playing because of ... fourth round in 11 past appearances at Melbourne Park. She lost at that stage a year ago to two-time ...

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Madison Keys has become only the 14th woman to win a Grand Slam after saving a match en route to the title with Serena Williams the only player to achieve the feat more than once.

World No 1 Sabalenka was bidding to become the first woman since Martina Hingis in the late 1990s to win three straight titles at Melbourne ... Open since Naomi Osaka (2021).

Naomi Osaka is back to practicing after an unfortunate end to her Australian Open run as the four-time Grand Slam champion says she "can't wait" to return to competitive action. As you probably know,