Concerns mount for Naomi Osaka, as former No 1 withdraws from Australian Open
Osaka, 25, hasn’t played since a mental health break in September
“Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from the Australian Open. We will miss her at #AO2023,” Open officials tweeted on Sunday.Champion at Melbourne Park in 2019 and 2021, Osaka took in the Mona Lisa, concerts and only seemingly returned to her Los Angeles base last week and has shown no sign of any Open preparation.
The former world No 1 crashed out in the first round of her previous three events, including the US Open, which she has also won twice. Osaka’s last victory was an abbreviated one, coming after just one game against Daria Saville when the Australian suffered a torn ACL in Tokyo.
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