Naomi Osaka pulls out of Melbourne semi-final

Naomi Osaka pulled out of her Melbourne Summer time Set 1 WTA occasion semi-final towards Veronika Kudermetova on Saturday.
MIKE FREY

Prime-seeded Naomi Osaka pulled out of her Melbourne Summer time Set 1 WTA occasion semi-final towards Veronika Kudermetova on Saturday, citing the depth of latest video games as trigger for her withdrawal.

“Unhappy to withdraw on account of harm from my match at this time, my physique obtained a shock from taking part in again to again intense matches after the break I took,” Osaka mentioned on Twitter.

“I’ll attempt to relaxation up and I’ll see you quickly!”

4-times Grand Slam champion Osaka beat German Andrea Petkovic 6-1 7-5 within the quarter-final on Friday, lower than two weeks out from the beginning of the Australian Open.

The Japanese former world primary has struggled for type since withdrawing from the French Open in Could following a row with event officers over required media appearances, which she mentioned had a damaging affect on her.

Unhappy to withdraw on account of harm from my match at this time, my physique obtained a shock from taking part in again to again intense matches after the break I took. Thanks for all of the love this previous week ❤️ I’ll attempt to relaxation up and I’ll see you quickly!

— NaomiOsaka大坂なおみ (@naomiosaka) January 8, 2022

The Japanese former world primary cited the depth of latest video games because the trigger for her withdrawal from her Melbourne Summer time Set 1 WTA occasion semi-final.

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Osaka additionally pulled out of a warm-up occasion within the build-up to final yr’s Australian Open with “a niggling harm”.

The Australian Open begins on Jan. 17.