In the Round of 16 at the Upper Austria Ladies Linz on Thursday, Sara Sorribes Tormo (ranked No. 99) takes on Karolina Muchova (No. 19).Muchova’s last action was on January 14, 2025 at the

Naomi Osaka has posted an image of herself working out, sporting one major change to her look. The Japanese former World No.

Naomi Osaka ’s return to Grand Slam competition ended prematurely on Friday, as the two-time Australian Open champion was forced to retire from her third-round match against Belinda Bencic due to a strained abdominal muscle. Osaka had dropped the opening set in a tiebreaker, 7-6 (3), before informing the chair umpire she could no longer continue.

A persistent abdominal injury forced Naomi Osaka to retire during her third round match against Belinda Bencic at the 2025 Australian Open.

MELBOURNE, Australia — Two-time Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka stopped playing because of a strained ... win in Melbourne on Wednesday against 2023 French Open finalist Karolina Muchova. “It was, I guess, a little inevitable, but I think the ...

When Osaka struggled to lift her arm during the match, it became clear that she was struggling with another abdominal injury. It all began last Fall during her match against Coco Gauff in the China Open. An MRI revealed a bulged disc in her back and ruptured abdominal muscles.

A place in the second week of the Australian Open is on the line Friday in Melbourne (Thursday night, U.S.) for a number of star players including Naomi Osaka, Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff.

MELBOURNE, Australia — Naomi Osaka is out of the Australian ... win of her comeback from maternity leave when she beat Karolina Muchova from 6-1 down in the second round in Melbourne.

Naomi Osaka, a two-time Australian Open champion, withdrew from her match against Belinda Bencic due to an abdominal injury. This injury, linked to her explosive serving style, has been a recurring issue.

Naomi Osaka's promising Australian Open run came to an unfortunate end after the 27-year-old was forced to retire injured her third-round match against Belinda Bencic. On Friday, the Japanese evidently struggled physically in the first set and even received a medical timeout while 6-5 up.

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.

Top-ranked Jannik Sinner, No. 2 Alexander Zverev, women’s No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka and former No. 1 Naomi Osaka will play exhibition matches March 1-2 in Las Vegas.