Naomi Osaka withdraws from Melbourne tournament with abdominal injury

The 13th player in the world was participating in her first tournament since losing in the 3rd round of the US Open in September 2021.

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Japan’s Naomi Osaka withdrew from the WTA Melbourne tournament on Saturday January 8, due to an abdominal injury before the semi-final she was scheduled to play against Russia’s Veronika Kudermetova. “I really enjoyed playing here in Melbourne “, Naomi Osaka said in a statement released by organizers on Twitter.

“Unfortunately I have an injury to my abdomen and have to rest and prepare for the Australian Open” which begins on January 17, she added. The Japanese, 13th in the world, was playing her first tournament since losing in the 3rd round of the US Open in September. “My body received a shock after playing two intense games in a row, after the break I took,” said the player, this time on a personal Twitter account.

Her 2021 season was largely disrupted by psychological difficulties and she explained that she wanted to have fun on the court in Melbourne. She successively eliminated the French Alize Cornet, the Belgian Maryna Zanevska and the German Andrea Petkovic. Russian Veronika Kudermetova will therefore face Romania’s Simona Halep in the final on Sunday, who won in the other semi-final against China’s Zheng Qinwen 6-3, 6-2.

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