Naomi Osaka says she did everything she could to manage an abdominal strain that forced her to retire from her third-round match at Melbourne Park.
Naomi Osaka retired after the first set of her third-round match against Belinda Bencic . Naomi Osaka says she did everything she could to manage an abdominal strain that forced her to retire from her Australian Open third-round match.The two-time Australian Open champion led 5-2 during the first set but was clearly in discomfort as the match wore on.
Describing her conditions as "not fantastic", Osaka said the injury flared up again following her three-set win over Karolína Muchová in the second round at Melbourne Park. "But we were also doing everything we could. I was going to therapy every day and stuff like that into the night."But it was just, I guess, a little inevitable, but I think the competitor in me just wanted to see it through until the end."Osaka ruled out the suggestion she had become susceptible to abdominal strains following the birth of her daughter Shai in 2023.
Contesting her ninth Australian Open, Osaka said she was in strong enough form to have "gone far in the tournament".
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