Naomi Osaka ’s return to Grand Slam competition ended prematurely on Friday, as the two-time Australian Open champion was forced to retire from her third-round match against Belinda Bencic due to a strained abdominal muscle. Osaka had dropped the opening set in a tiebreaker, 7-6 (3), before informing the chair umpire she could no longer continue.

Naomi Osaka explained why she retired from her match at the Australian Open and how her abdominal injury keeps recurring.

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At her peak, the four-time Grand Slam champion played her best tennis in the toughest moments. In Melbourne, she did it again.

Tennis superstar Naomi Osaka has been left lamenting yet another abdominal issue as her promising Australian Open campaign came to a sad end.

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Osaka continued the black and white color display with a black visor and black wrist bands with the white Nike logo embossed on the fabric. While Osaka’s 2025 Australian Open tennis kit was largely black and white, she did add pops of color by way of her shoes and accessories.

Naomi Osaka thought for a few moments after losing a lopsided first set Wednesday, and it gave her the perspective she needed to turn things around and reach the third round of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time since 2022.

Naomi Osaka takes on Caroline Garcia in the first-round match of the Australia Open 2025 on Sunday. Here are the live streaming and other details of the women's singles tennis match

Naomi Osaka retired from her Australian Open third round match on Friday. The Japanese tennis star had just lost the opening set to Belinda Bencic via a tiebreak (7-3) before pulling the plug. It marked the first time she had withdrawn from a grand slam tournament match in her career.