: Tennis: Injured Osaka pulls out of Australian Open warm-up with abdominal injury #IndiaNEWS Reigning Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka pulled out of a warm-up tournament for the opening Grand Slam

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Tennis: Injured Osaka pulls out of Australian Open warm-up with abdominal injury #IndiaNEWS
Reigning Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka pulled out of a warm-up tournament for the opening Grand Slam of the year Saturday with an abdominal injury, casting a shadow over her preparations.At the Melbourne Summer Set event this week, the Japanese superstar hit the court for the first time since her tearful early exit at the US Open, after which she took a long break to deal with personal issues.She was due to play a semi-final against Russian Veronika Kudermetova in an evening clash at the Rod Laver Arena, but opted out.“I had a lot of fun playing here in Melbourne,� she said in a statement released by the Australian Open on Twitter. “Unfortunately I have an abdominal injury which I need to rest and prepare for the #AusOpen .�“Thank you to the tournament and the fans,� she added.The four-time Grand Slam champion beat France’s 61st-ranked veteran Alize Cornet 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 in her first match back on Tuesday.She then demolished Belgium’s Maryna Zanevska 6-1, 6-1 before blasting past Germany’s Andrea Petkovic 6-1, 7-5 to make the semi-finals.After winning the Australian Open last year, Osaka withdrew from the French Open and Wimbledon over mental health issues, before her early US Open defeat.During her absence after Flushing Meadows, she tried to...Read more

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