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.

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 ...

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 ...

Australian Open: Naomi Osaka Stops Playing Because of an Injury ... explaining that she got hurt at a tournament in Beijing, where she retired from a match against Coco Gauff on Oct. 1.

For me, I want to say it's more the way my serve is — it's quite explosive,” Osaka said, explaining that she got hurt at a tournament in Beijing, where she retired from a match against Coco ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Two-time Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka stopped playing because ... explaining that she got hurt at a tournament in Beijing, where she retired from a match ...

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 on Friday. “I kind of have a history of it,