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.

TOKYO, Jan 21 (Reuters) - A large fire broke out in a commercial building near a famous tourist landmark, Tsutenkaku Tower, in Osaka in western Japan, local TV footage showed on Tuesday.

Osaka was hoping to reach the fourth round of a major for the first time since she won the Australian Open in 2021 Australian Open 2025 Dates: 12-26 January Venue: Melbourne Park Coverage: Live ...

MELBOURNE -- Belinda Bencic advanced to the Round of 16 at the Australian Open after former No.1 Naomi Osaka retired from their third-round encounter due to injury after losing the first set 7-6(3).

TOKYO – A large fire broke out at a commercial building near a famous tourist landmark, Tsutenkaku Tower, in Osaka in western Japan, local TV footage showed on Jan 21. The fire broke out on the ...

A massive fire erupted in a commercial building near the famous Tsutenkaku Tower, a popular tourist landmark in Osaka in western Japan, according to media reports on Tuesday. The fire erupted on ...

A large fire broke out in a commercial building near Tsutenkaku Tower, a famous tourist landmark in Osaka's Naniwa Ward, that left one man injured, local media said Tuesday. A resident who lives ...

Coverage: Live radio commentary on Tennis Breakfast from 07:00 GMT on BBC 5 Sports Extra, plus live text commentaries on the BBC Sport website and app Two-time champion Naomi Osaka is out of the ...