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,

A persistent abdominal injury forced Naomi Osaka to retire during her third round match against Belinda Bencic at the 2025 Australian Open.

Naomi Osaka leaves the court after retiring from her third round match against Belinda Bencic of Switzerland at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Jan. 17, 2025. (AP ...

Naomi Osaka definitely won't be returning to action next week after pulling her name out of the Abu Dhabi Open alternates list. After retiring injured at the Australian Open, the Japanese was signed up for next week's WTA 500 tournament in the United Arab Emirates.

Many high-profile players will compete at next week's 2025 Abu Dhabi Open, but Naomi Osaka withdrew from the tournament. Osaka began the new season by reaching her first final since the 2022 Miami

Osaka's dreams of a 2025 Australian Open title ended Friday as she was forced to retire with an abdominal injury.

Madison Keys may have won the title at the 2025 Australian Open but there were a myriad of players leaving Melbourne who can leave with their heads held high.

Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff and Jasmine Paolini lead the Qatar TotalEnergies Open and Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships entry lists, but Australian Open champion Madison Keys has withdrawn from Doha due to injury.

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.

Now that the dust has settled and the trophies lifted, let’s put a bow on this baby with 25 thoughts. 1 – Madison Keys is the story of this tournament. No ands, ifs or butts about it. The American took us all by surprise with her ability to manage her nerves in the biggest moments against an absolutely brutal draw.

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

After the first Grand Slam of the season, the rankings got a major shakeup with Madison Keys returning to the Top 10, Paula Badosa and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova climbing even higher and Belinda Bencic jumping over 100 spots in a week full of big moves.