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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 on Friday.

Naomi Osaka retired during her third round match at the Australian Open due to an abdominal injury. / IMAGO / Xinhua The 2025 Australian Open has been full of exciting moments and uplifting stories.

Naomi Osaka retired after the first set of her third-round match against Belinda Bencic. Osaka had been struggling with an abdominal strain before the match. Naomi Osaka says she did everything ...

Naomi Osaka's dreams of a 2025 Australian Open title ended Friday as she was forced to retire with an abdominal injury. After comfortable wins in the opening two rounds, Osaka jumped out to a 5 ...

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.