Naomi Osaka's Australian Open run ends in heartbreak with abdominal injury

Tennis prima Naomi Osaka withdrew from the Australian Open up of her 3rd circular lucifer owed to a near abdominal injury, ending her pursuit of her 3rd rubric astatine the Grand Slam. 

Osaka, who antecedently won the Australian Open successful 2019 and 2021, took to societal media to denote her decision. She did not instantly supply details connected the quality of her injury. 

Naomi Osaka walks onto tribunal for her second-round lucifer against Sorana Cirstea astatine the Australian Open tennis title successful Melbourne, Australia, connected Jan. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

"I’ve had to marque the hard determination to retreat to code thing my assemblage needs attraction for aft my past match," her connection posted to Instagram read. "I was truthful excited to support going and this tally meant the astir to me, truthful having to halt present breaks my bosom but I can’t hazard doing immoderate further harm truthful I tin get backmost connected the court." 

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In a connection aboriginal provided by the tournament, Osaka said it was a near abdominal. 

"It’s an wounded I’ve had a mates of times before, and I thought I could propulsion done it," the 28-year-old tennis pro said. "I played my past lucifer with immoderate pain, and I thought possibly if I gave myself a interruption earlier my lucifer today, I would beryllium capable to grip it. But I warmed up, and it got a batch worse."

Osaka added that her assemblage "changed rather a lot" aft giving commencement to her daughter, Shai, successful 2023. During that time, she took a 15-month interruption distant from contention earlier returning successful 2024. 

Naomi Osaka walks onto Rod Laver Arena for her first-round lucifer against Antonia Ruzic astatine the Australian Open tennis title successful Melbourne, Australia, connected Jan. 20, 2026. (Joel Carrett/AAP Image via AP)

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"I’m conscionable grateful to beryllium different precise healthy," she said, "and I anticipation that I’m capable to play immoderate bully tennis for the remainder of the year."

Although chopped short, Osaka’s clip astatine the Australian Open was highlighted by her manner choices and a tense enactment with hostile Sorana Cirstea successful the 2nd round.

Cirstea appeared to instrumentality contented with Osaka’s attempts to motivate herself betwixt points, prompting the four-time Grand Slam champion to marque a quip astir Cirstea aft her 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 victory. 

Naomi Osaka reacts aft defeating Sorana Cirstea successful their second-round lucifer astatine the Australian Open tennis title successful Melbourne, Australia, connected Jan. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

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"Apparently a batch of 'c'mons' that she was aggravated about, but whatever," Osaka said during an on-court interview. "I mean, I tried to play well, I tried my best. She's a large player. I deliberation this was her past Australian Open, so, OK, atrocious she was huffy astir it."

Osaka aboriginal apologized, stating she doesn’t "like disrespecting people. That's not what I do."

In summation to her 2 Australian Open titles, Osaka won the U.S. Open successful 2018 and 2020.

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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