Naomi Osaka withdraws from Melbourne match semifinal
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Defending Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from her semifinal match at a WTA match in Melbourne with an stomach damage. Naomi Osaka withdraws from Melbourne match semifinal (AP Photo)HIGHLIGHTSNaomi Osaka pulls out of her semifinal match at a WTA matchOsaka’s opponent Kudermetova superior to the ultimate on a walkover Kudermetova on Sunday will face second-seeded Simona HalepHigh-seeded Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from her Melbourne Summer Set 1 WTA occasion semi-final towards Veronika Kudermetova on Saturday, citing the depth of current video games as a trigger for her withdrawal.
“I had a whole lot of enjoyable enjoying right here in Melbourne. Unfortunately, I’ve an stomach damage which I have to relaxation and put together for the Australian Open,” Osaka said in a statement issued by Tennis Australia.“Sad to withdraw due to injury from my match today, my body got a shock from playing back to back intense matches after the break I took,” Osaka added afterward Twitter. “I’ll attempt to relaxation up and I’ll see you quickly!”The Australian Open begins on Jan. 17.Kudermetova on Sunday will face second-seeded Simona Halep, who beat Zheng Qinwen 6-3, 6-2 in the other semifinal in the Summer Set 1 event.Four-times Grand Slam champion Osaka beat German Andrea Petkovic 6-1 7-5 in the quarter-final on Friday, less than two weeks out from the start of the Australian Open.The Japanese former world number one has struggled for form since withdrawing from the French Open in May following a row with tournament officials over required media appearances, which she said had a negative impact on her.Osaka also pulled out of a warm-up event in the build-up to last year’s Australian Open with “a niggling damage”.Click right here for IndiaToday.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.
