Melbourne: Naomi Osaka Top seeded out of Melbourne Summer set 1 WTA semi-final event against Veronika Kudermetova on Saturday, quoting the intensity of the game recently as the cause of the withdrawal.
“Sad to withdraw because of an injury from my match today, my body was surprised to play back to the intense back match after the break I took,” Osaka said on Twitter.
“I’ll try to rest and see you again!” Four-Times Grand Slam Champion Osaka beat Germany Andrea Petkovic 6-1 7-5 in the quarter-finals on Friday, less than two weeks from the beginning of the Australian Open.
The former world number one of Japan has struggled for a form since the withdrawal from the French Open in May following a row with tournament officials for the required media appearance, which according to him had a negative impact on him.
Osaka was also interesting from the heating event in Build-Up to Australia last year opened with “Niggling injury”.
Open Australia began on January 17.