Naomi Osaka retired from her Australian Open third round match on Friday. The Japanese tennis star had just lost the opening set to Belinda Bencic via a tiebreak (7-3) before pulling the plug. It ...

Naomi Osaka forced to retire with abdominal injury against Belinda Bencic - The 27-year-old lost a tight first set and was then unable to continue ...

Swiss Belinda Bencic advanced to the last 16 of the Australian Open after two-time champion Naomi Osaka retired during Friday's third-round match with an abdominal strain that has affected her since ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Two-time Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka stopped playing because of an injury after dropping the opening set of her third-round match against Belinda Bencic on Friday ...

Naomi Osaka's run to a third Australian Open title was cut short on Friday, as a lingering injury caused her to retire from her third-round match against Belinda Bencic. Osaka, whose last Grand ...

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Naomi Osaka's run to a third Australian Open title was cut short on Friday, as a lingering injury caused her to retire from her third-round match against Belinda Bencic. Osaka, whose last Grand Slam ...

Mar 31, 2022; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Naomi Osaka (JPN)(R) shakes hands with Belinda Bencic (SUI)(L ... the finals of the 2025 ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand earlier this month, but retired ...