Naomi Osaka pulls out of WTA event after body gets ‘shock’ on return to tennis

Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka has pulled out of the semi-final of the WTA event in Melbourne on Saturday with an stomach harm, saying her physique was in shock after her tennis return.

The Japanese former world No 1 withdrew from her Rod Laver Enviornment conflict with Russian Veronika Kudermetova. Set to defend her Australian Open crown later this month, Osaka was enjoying her first event in 4 months after final that includes on the US Open.

“Unhappy to withdraw because of harm from my match right this moment, my physique obtained a shock from enjoying back-to-back intense matches after the break I took,” Osaka mentioned on Twitter. “I’ll attempt to relaxation up and I’ll see you quickly!”

Tennis Australia issued an announcement that mentioned the 24-year-old had suffered an harm.

“I had quite a lot of enjoyable enjoying right here in Melbourne. Sadly, I've an stomach harm which I must relaxation and put together for the Australian Open,” Osaka mentioned within the assertion.

Enjoying within the WTA’s Summer time Set 1, the four-time grand slam champion beat Germany’s Andrea Petkovic 6-1, 7-5 within the quarter-final on Friday.

Earlier on Saturday, Amanda Anisimova booked her first WTA finals look since 2019 with a 6-2, 6-0 win over one other Russian Daria Kasatkina. Within the Summer time Set 2 ultimate Anisimova will play both fellow American Ann Li or Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus, with that match later within the day.

Within the different ultimate, Kudermetova will meet Simona Halep, who overcame Chinese language qualifier Zheng Qinwen 6-3, 6-2 on Saturday.

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