Former world number one Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from her third-round match at the Australian Open due to injury, just hours before the contest was scheduled to begin.
Osaka, a two-time champion at Melbourne Park, did not specify the nature or severity of the injury but said it was sustained during her intense second-round victory over Romania’s Sorana Cirstea, News.Az reports, citing ESPN.
During that match, the 28-year-old briefly left the court to visit the locker room and later required a medical timeout while leading 2-1 in the deciding set.
The 28-year-old headed to the locker room briefly during that match and then took a medical timeout when leading 2-1 in the deciding set.
