It has been a long and challenging road for Naomi Osaka to regain her title-winning form. The four-time Grand Slam champion battled injuries before missing most of the 2023 WTA season after giving birth to her first child.

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

Naomi Osaka is back to practicing after an unfortunate end to her Australian Open run as the four-time Grand Slam champion says she "can't wait" to return to competitive action.

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.

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When Osaka struggled to lift her arm during the match, it became clear that she was struggling with another abdominal injury. It all began last Fall during her match against Coco Gauff in the China Open. An MRI revealed a bulged disc in her back and ruptured abdominal muscles.

MELBOURNE, Australia — Naomi Osaka is out of the Australian Open after the abdominal injury that forced her out of the ASB Classic final in Auckland, New Zealand recurred during her third-round ...

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Naomi Osaka has posted an image of herself working out, sporting one major change to her look. The Japanese former World No.

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 It marked the first time she had withdrawn from a grand slam tournament match in her career.

Naomi Osaka, the four-time Grand Slam champion, is turning the page with confidence. Just weeks after announcing her breakup with rapper Cordae, Osaka made a courtside appearance a

Tennis superstar Naomi Osaka has been left lamenting yet another abdominal issue as her promising Australian Open campaign came to a sad end.