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.

Two-time Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka stopped playing because of a strained abdominal muscle after dropping the opening set of her third-round match against Belinda Bencic. “I kind of have a history of it,

Naomi Osaka's run at the 2025 Australian Open came to an end in the third round due to an injury. The two-time Aussie Open champ suffered a strained

Naomi Osaka attends a Nets game after her Cordae breakup and Australian Open exit. She's not letting a breakup or loss hold her down.

Naomi Osaka revealed she has suffered abdominal problems since she was a teenager as the two-time champion was forced to pull out of the Australian Open. The former world No.1 retired in tears from the final of the Auckland Open with the stomach injury after winning the first set earlier this month.

Naomi Osaka had to cut her 2025 Australian Open run short, as she was once again forced to retire from her match. In recent months, Osaka was finally able to find her best tennis again. She reached

Naomi Osaka pulled off a fantastic win against Karolina Muchova in the second round of the Australian Open and revealed she was happy to get revenge after a previous loss to the Czech. Osaka set up

Two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus owns the longest Australian Open women's singles winning streak in more than a decade after advancing out of the third round on Friday in Melbourne. Sabalenka got past Denmark's Clara Tauson 7-6 (5), 6-4 in 2 hours, 6 minutes.

Naomi Osaka's run to a third Australian Open title was cut short ... A lingering abdominal injury first sidelined her in October at a Beijing tournament match against Coco Gauff. She reached the finals of the 2025 ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — Two-time Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka stopped playing because of a strained ... explaining that she got hurt at a tournament in Beijing, where she retired from a match against Coco Gauff on Oct. 1. “Unfortunately, it ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — Naomi Osaka is out of the Australian Open ... Osaka was a set and 4-3 up on Gauff in Beijing when she injured her back, ultimately retiring after Gauff leveled the scores ...

Naomi Osaka beat Petra Kvitova to win the Australian Open, becoming Asia's first No. 1 ranked player in tennis.