Injured Osaka withdraws from Western & Southern final

  • 📰 ChannelNewsAsia
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 23 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 12%
  • Publisher: 66%

Singapore Headlines News

Singapore Latest News,Singapore Headlines

REUTERS: Japan's Naomi Osaka withdrew from her final against Victoria Azarenka in the Western & Southern Open in New York on Saturday because of a ...

REUTERS: Japan's Naomi Osaka withdrew from her final against Victoria Azarenka in the Western & Southern Open in New York on Saturday because of a left hamstring injury.

"I'm sorry to have to withdraw today with an injury," Osaka said."I pulled my left hamstring yesterday in the second set tiebreak and it has not recovered overnight as I had hoped."This has been an emotional week and I want to thank everyone for the outpouring of support."The former U.S. Open champion has a Japanese mother and Haitian father and has been a vocal supporter of the Black Lives Matter movement.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 6. in SG

Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Osaka changes mind and agrees to play semi-final - reportNaomi Osaka has decided to play her semi-final at the Western & Southern Open in New York after previously saying she would withdraw from the ...
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »

Tennis: Osaka reverses course, will play WTA semi-finalNEW YORK (AFP) - Japan's Naomi Osaka reversed her decision to withdraw from the WTA Western & Southern Open semi-finals on Thursday (Aug 27), saying she will now play the match that has been rearranged for Friday.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Source: The Straits Times - 🏆 8. / 63 Read more »

Osaka digs deep to set up final with AzarenkaNEW YORK: Naomi Osaka beat Belgian Elise Mertens to reach the Western & Southern Open final on Friday after playing in a semi-final she had ...
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »

Tennis: Osaka defeats Mertens to reach WTA final in US Open tuneupJapanese fourth seed Naomi Osaka won the semi-final match she once vowed not to play, defeating Belgium's Elise Mertens on Friday to reach the ATP ...
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »

Tennis: Osaka defeats Mertens to reach WTA final against Azarenka in US Open tuneupNEW YORK (AFP) - Japanese fourth seed Naomi Osaka won the semi-final match she once vowed not to play, defeating Belgium's Elise Mertens on Friday (Aug 28) to reach the ATP and WTA Western & Southern Open final.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Source: The Straits Times - 🏆 8. / 63 Read more »

Tennis: Osaka surprised by impact of her call for racial justiceREUTERS: Naomi Osaka said on Friday (Aug 28) she never thought her call for racial justice would garner the attention it did and she does not want ...
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »