{"id":255245,"date":"2026-01-24T11:30:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T11:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/255245\/"},"modified":"2026-01-24T11:30:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T11:30:07","slug":"naomi-osaka-pulls-out-with-abdominal-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/255245\/","title":{"rendered":"Naomi Osaka pulls out with abdominal injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Women&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olympics.com\/en\/sports\/tennis\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">tennis<\/a>\u00a0star\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.olympics.com\/en\/athletes\/naomi-osaka\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Naomi Osaka<\/a> has withdrawn from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olympics.com\/en\/sport-events\/2026-tennis-australian-open-melbourne\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2026 Australian Open<\/a> due to injury.<\/p>\n<p>The two-time Australian Open champion did not feel fit enough to play on Saturday (24 January) because of an abdominal injury.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This means that Australian qualifier\u00a0Maddison Inglis is through to the last 16.<\/p>\n<p>Osaka who was scheduled to be in action after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olympics.com\/en\/athletes\/novak-djokovic\" data-tracking-payload=\"{&quot;implementation_provider&quot;:&quot;sed&quot;,&quot;content_geography&quot;:&quot;AF,AX,AL,DZ,AS,AD,AO,AI,AQ,AG,AR,AM,AW,AU,AT,AZ,BS,BH,BD,BB,BY,BE,BZ,BJ,BM,BT,BO,BQ,BA,BW,BV,BR,IO,UM,VG,VI,BN,BG,BF,BI,KH,CM,CA,CV,KY,CF,TD,CL,CN,CX,CC,CO,KM,CG,CD,CK,CR,HR,CU,CW,CY,CZ,DK,DJ,DM,DO,EC,EG,SV,GQ,ER,EE,ET,FK,FO,FJ,FI,FR,GF,PF,TF,GA,GM,GE,DE,GH,GI,GR,GL,GD,GP,GU,GT,GG,GN,GW,GY,HT,HM,VA,HN,HK,HU,IS,IN,ID,CI,IR,IQ,IE,IM,IL,IT,JM,JP,JE,JO,KZ,KE,KI,KW,KG,LA,LV,LB,LS,LR,LY,LI,LT,LU,MO,MK,MG,MW,MY,MV,ML,MT,MH,MQ,MR,MU,YT,MX,FM,MD,MC,MN,ME,MS,MA,MZ,MM,NA,NR,NP,NL,NC,NZ,NI,NE,NG,NU,NF,KP,MP,NO,OM,PK,PW,PS,PA,PG,PY,PE,PH,PN,PL,PT,PR,QA,RE,RO,RU,RW,BL,SH,KN,LC,MF,PM,VC,WS,SM,ST,SA,SN,RS,SC,SL,SG,SX,SK,SI,SB,SO,ZA,GS,KR,SS,ES,LK,SD,SR,SJ,SZ,SE,CH,SY,TW,TJ,TZ,TH,TL,TG,TK,TO,TT,TN,TR,TM,TC,TV,UG,UA,AE,GB,US,UY,UZ,VU,VE,VN,WF,EH,YE,ZM,ZW,XK&quot;,&quot;content_id&quot;:&quot;fab2ef58-38e1-4623-a185-412c8fced197&quot;,&quot;content_release_date_local_utc&quot;:&quot;2026-01-24T09:43:32.443Z&quot;,&quot;content_title&quot;:&quot;Australian Open 2026: Naomi Osaka pulls out with abdominal injury &quot;,&quot;tag&quot;:&quot;[\\&quot;discipline-tennis\\&quot;,\\&quot;gender-female\\&quot;,\\&quot;2026-tennis-australian-open-melbourne\\&quot;,\\&quot;seo-article\\&quot;,\\&quot;newsclip\\&quot;,\\&quot;apple-news-all\\&quot;,\\&quot;australia-oceania-editorial\\&quot;,\\&quot;naomi-osaka\\&quot;,\\&quot;noc-jp\\&quot;]&quot;,&quot;module_type&quot;:&quot;TextBlock&quot;,&quot;module_title&quot;:&quot;Australian Open 2026: Naomi Osaka pulls out with abdominal injury &quot;,&quot;section_level_1&quot;:&quot;news&quot;,&quot;section_level_2&quot;:&quot;australian-open-2026-naomi-osaka-pulls-out-with-abdominal-injury&quot;,&quot;discipline&quot;:&quot;discipline-tennis&quot;,&quot;odf_id&quot;:&quot;TEN&quot;,&quot;module_instance&quot;:&quot;Inline&quot;,&quot;module_id&quot;:null}\" data-tracking=\"click\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Novak Djokovic<\/a> on Rod Laver Arena, posted the following on Instagram:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve had to make the difficult decision to withdraw to address something my body needs attention for after my last match.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I 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&#8217;t risk doing any further damage so I can get back on the court.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Thanks for all the love and support&#8230; I&#8217;m so grateful everyone embraced me so much.\u00a0And thank you to my whole team for always having my back and the tournament organisers for being so kind.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The 28-year-old had reached the third round of the women\u2019s singles at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olympics.com\/en\/sport-events\/2026-tennis-australian-open-melbourne\" data-tracking-payload=\"{&quot;implementation_provider&quot;:&quot;sed&quot;,&quot;content_geography&quot;:&quot;AF,AX,AL,DZ,AS,AD,AO,AI,AQ,AG,AR,AM,AW,AU,AT,AZ,BS,BH,BD,BB,BY,BE,BZ,BJ,BM,BT,BO,BQ,BA,BW,BV,BR,IO,UM,VG,VI,BN,BG,BF,BI,KH,CM,CA,CV,KY,CF,TD,CL,CN,CX,CC,CO,KM,CG,CD,CK,CR,HR,CU,CW,CY,CZ,DK,DJ,DM,DO,EC,EG,SV,GQ,ER,EE,ET,FK,FO,FJ,FI,FR,GF,PF,TF,GA,GM,GE,DE,GH,GI,GR,GL,GD,GP,GU,GT,GG,GN,GW,GY,HT,HM,VA,HN,HK,HU,IS,IN,ID,CI,IR,IQ,IE,IM,IL,IT,JM,JP,JE,JO,KZ,KE,KI,KW,KG,LA,LV,LB,LS,LR,LY,LI,LT,LU,MO,MK,MG,MW,MY,MV,ML,MT,MH,MQ,MR,MU,YT,MX,FM,MD,MC,MN,ME,MS,MA,MZ,MM,NA,NR,NP,NL,NC,NZ,NI,NE,NG,NU,NF,KP,MP,NO,OM,PK,PW,PS,PA,PG,PY,PE,PH,PN,PL,PT,PR,QA,RE,RO,RU,RW,BL,SH,KN,LC,MF,PM,VC,WS,SM,ST,SA,SN,RS,SC,SL,SG,SX,SK,SI,SB,SO,ZA,GS,KR,SS,ES,LK,SD,SR,SJ,SZ,SE,CH,SY,TW,TJ,TZ,TH,TL,TG,TK,TO,TT,TN,TR,TM,TC,TV,UG,UA,AE,GB,US,UY,UZ,VU,VE,VN,WF,EH,YE,ZM,ZW,XK&quot;,&quot;content_id&quot;:&quot;fab2ef58-38e1-4623-a185-412c8fced197&quot;,&quot;content_release_date_local_utc&quot;:&quot;2026-01-24T09:43:32.443Z&quot;,&quot;content_title&quot;:&quot;Australian Open 2026: Naomi Osaka pulls out with abdominal injury &quot;,&quot;tag&quot;:&quot;[\\&quot;discipline-tennis\\&quot;,\\&quot;gender-female\\&quot;,\\&quot;2026-tennis-australian-open-melbourne\\&quot;,\\&quot;seo-article\\&quot;,\\&quot;newsclip\\&quot;,\\&quot;apple-news-all\\&quot;,\\&quot;australia-oceania-editorial\\&quot;,\\&quot;naomi-osaka\\&quot;,\\&quot;noc-jp\\&quot;]&quot;,&quot;module_type&quot;:&quot;TextBlock&quot;,&quot;module_title&quot;:&quot;Australian Open 2026: Naomi Osaka pulls out with abdominal injury &quot;,&quot;section_level_1&quot;:&quot;news&quot;,&quot;section_level_2&quot;:&quot;australian-open-2026-naomi-osaka-pulls-out-with-abdominal-injury&quot;,&quot;discipline&quot;:&quot;discipline-tennis&quot;,&quot;odf_id&quot;:&quot;TEN&quot;,&quot;module_instance&quot;:&quot;Inline&quot;,&quot;module_id&quot;:null}\" data-tracking=\"click\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2026 Australian Open<\/a>, with a hard-fought victory over\u00a0Sorana C\u00eerstea\u00a0on Thursday (22 January).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.olympics.com\/en\/news\/2026-australian-open-naomi-osaka-goes-viral-with-court-entry-walk-on-outfit\" data-tracking-payload=\"{&quot;implementation_provider&quot;:&quot;sed&quot;,&quot;content_geography&quot;:&quot;AF,AX,AL,DZ,AS,AD,AO,AI,AQ,AG,AR,AM,AW,AU,AT,AZ,BS,BH,BD,BB,BY,BE,BZ,BJ,BM,BT,BO,BQ,BA,BW,BV,BR,IO,UM,VG,VI,BN,BG,BF,BI,KH,CM,CA,CV,KY,CF,TD,CL,CN,CX,CC,CO,KM,CG,CD,CK,CR,HR,CU,CW,CY,CZ,DK,DJ,DM,DO,EC,EG,SV,GQ,ER,EE,ET,FK,FO,FJ,FI,FR,GF,PF,TF,GA,GM,GE,DE,GH,GI,GR,GL,GD,GP,GU,GT,GG,GN,GW,GY,HT,HM,VA,HN,HK,HU,IS,IN,ID,CI,IR,IQ,IE,IM,IL,IT,JM,JP,JE,JO,KZ,KE,KI,KW,KG,LA,LV,LB,LS,LR,LY,LI,LT,LU,MO,MK,MG,MW,MY,MV,ML,MT,MH,MQ,MR,MU,YT,MX,FM,MD,MC,MN,ME,MS,MA,MZ,MM,NA,NR,NP,NL,NC,NZ,NI,NE,NG,NU,NF,KP,MP,NO,OM,PK,PW,PS,PA,PG,PY,PE,PH,PN,PL,PT,PR,QA,RE,RO,RU,RW,BL,SH,KN,LC,MF,PM,VC,WS,SM,ST,SA,SN,RS,SC,SL,SG,SX,SK,SI,SB,SO,ZA,GS,KR,SS,ES,LK,SD,SR,SJ,SZ,SE,CH,SY,TW,TJ,TZ,TH,TL,TG,TK,TO,TT,TN,TR,TM,TC,TV,UG,UA,AE,GB,US,UY,UZ,VU,VE,VN,WF,EH,YE,ZM,ZW,XK&quot;,&quot;content_id&quot;:&quot;fab2ef58-38e1-4623-a185-412c8fced197&quot;,&quot;content_release_date_local_utc&quot;:&quot;2026-01-24T09:43:32.443Z&quot;,&quot;content_title&quot;:&quot;Australian Open 2026: Naomi Osaka pulls out with abdominal injury &quot;,&quot;tag&quot;:&quot;[\\&quot;discipline-tennis\\&quot;,\\&quot;gender-female\\&quot;,\\&quot;2026-tennis-australian-open-melbourne\\&quot;,\\&quot;seo-article\\&quot;,\\&quot;newsclip\\&quot;,\\&quot;apple-news-all\\&quot;,\\&quot;australia-oceania-editorial\\&quot;,\\&quot;naomi-osaka\\&quot;,\\&quot;noc-jp\\&quot;]&quot;,&quot;module_type&quot;:&quot;TextBlock&quot;,&quot;module_title&quot;:&quot;Australian Open 2026: Naomi Osaka pulls out with abdominal injury &quot;,&quot;section_level_1&quot;:&quot;news&quot;,&quot;section_level_2&quot;:&quot;australian-open-2026-naomi-osaka-pulls-out-with-abdominal-injury&quot;,&quot;discipline&quot;:&quot;discipline-tennis&quot;,&quot;odf_id&quot;:&quot;TEN&quot;,&quot;module_instance&quot;:&quot;Inline&quot;,&quot;module_id&quot;:null}\" data-tracking=\"click\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wearing her now-famous jellyfish-inspired outfit<\/a> for her entrance at the Margaret Court Arena, Osaka defeated her Romanian opponent 6-3, 4-6, 6-2.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Women&#8217;s tennis\u00a0star\u00a0Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from the 2026 Australian Open due to injury. 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