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 ...

Belinda Bencic wasn't in celebratory mode after Naomi ... as the Japanese contracted it in the first week of the season in Auckland. After exiting the Australian Open, Osaka confirmed that she ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — 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 ...

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 ...

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 ... finals of the 2025 ...

She was a set up against Clara Tauson in Auckland when the injury forced ... before beating Suzan Lamens in the second. GO DEEPER Belinda Bencic believes in herself, because of the women who ...

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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 ...

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 ...