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The No.16 seed confirmed she would not play their scheduled third-round match on Saturday night, likely due to an abdominal strain for which she took a medical timeout during her second-round win.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve had to make the difficult decision to withdraw to address something. My body needs attention for after my last match,\u201d a statement on social media read.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was so excited to keep going and this run meant the most to me, so having to stop here breaks my heart but I can\u2019t risk doing any further damage so I can get back on the court.<\/p>\n
\u201cThanks for all the love and support\u2026 I\u2019m so grateful everyone embraced me so much.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd thank you to my whole team for always having my back and the tournament organisers for being so kind.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sinner admits he was ‘lucky’ in AO win | 03:13<\/p>\n
Foxsports.com.au witnessed Osaka practicing on Rod Laver Arena this evening for around 30 minutes and she appeared to be moving OK, but left well before Inglis did.<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah, I mean, it\u2019s an injury I\u2019ve had a couple of times before, and I thought I could push through it,\u201d Osaka said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI played my last match with some pain, and I thought maybe if I gave myself a break before my match today, I would be able to handle it, but I warmed up, and it got a lot worse, so yeah.<\/p>\n
\u201cI definitely have to do more tests, and obviously I think coming back from pregnancy, my body changed quite a lot. So this is something I have to be really cautious of. I just have to, I guess, talk with a couple of doctors.\u201d<\/p>\n
Inglis becomes the first Aussie qualifier into the fourth round of her home slam since Christine Matison in 1978.<\/p>\n
She will face world No.2 Iga Swiatek in the last 16, likely on Monday night.<\/p>\n
Sinner survives scare against Spizzirri | 01:35<\/p>\n
ANGRY DJOKER WINS THROUGH<\/p>\n
Novak Djokovic is through to the fourth round of the Australian Open for the 18th time in his career, after downing Botic van de Zandschulp in straight sets.<\/p>\n
It wasn\u2019t quite as simple as the 6-3 6-4 7-6(4) scoreline makes it sound for the 10-time champion after a near-miss with a ballgirl and multiple angry outbursts.<\/p>\n
Djokovic will face either No.16 seed Jakub Mensik or Ethan Quinn in the fourth round on Monday.<\/p>\n
He nearly got himself defaulted at a slam for the second time after a moment of madness.<\/p>\n
The No.4 seed, who was defaulted for hitting a line judge with a ball at the 2020 US Open, came just centimetres away from hitting the crouching ballgirl at the side of the net.<\/p>\n
He apologised and was stared down by Aussie chair umpire John Blom for the bad behaviour.<\/p>\n
Stan the man with a can plan! | 00:28<\/p>\n
Much like Djokovic was lucky not to hit the ballgirl on Saturday night, he was unlucky to hit a line judge during his fourth-round match with Pablo Carreno Busta at the 2020 US Open.<\/p>\n
The grand slam rulebook states \u201cplayers shall not violently, dangerously or with anger hit, kick or throw a tennis ball within the precincts of the tournament site except in the reasonable pursuit of a point during a match (including warm-up).<\/p>\n
\u201cFor the purposes of this Rule, abuse of balls is defined as intentionally hitting a ball out of the enclosure of the court, hitting a ball dangerously or recklessly within the court or hitting a ball with negligent disregard of the consequences.\u201d<\/p>\n
Djokovic has won the Australian Open 10 times and is seeking to extend his own record of 24 grand slam titles.<\/p>\n
Defending champ Keys advances at AO | 00:51<\/p>\n
NIGHT 7 PREVIEW<\/p>\n
The lone local woman left in the Australian Open faces her biggest ever test, as qualifier Maddison Inglis battles two-time champion Naomi Osaka on centre court tonight.<\/p>\n
Inglis, 28, has already matched her career best by reaching the third round. Both of her wins thus far came in lengthy three-setters.<\/p>\n