Two-time Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka stopped playing because of a strained abdominal muscle after dropping the opening set of her third-round match against Belinda Bencic. “I kind of have a history of it,

Naomi Osaka's run to a third Australian Open title was cut short on Friday, as a lingering injury caused her to retire from her third-round match against Belinda Bencic. Osaka, whose last Grand Slam win came in Melbourne in 2021,

Naomi Osaka's run at the 2025 Australian Open came to an end in the third round due to an injury. The two-time Aussie Open champ suffered a strained

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 exited the Australian Open the same way she bowed out of her previous two events -- retiring midmatch due to injury. The 27-year-old Japanese star pulled out of her third-round match against Switzerland's Belinda Bencic after losing the first set 7-6 (3) on Friday in Melbourne, Australia.

Former World No.1 Naomi Osaka booked her spot in the third round of the 2025 Australian Open, where she'll face Swiss star Belinda Bencic in what should be a battle between WTA moms.

New mom Belinda Bencic has flown to Melbourne to begin her quest for a maiden Grand Slam with baby Bella in tow. Notably, the Australian Open will be the Tokyo Olympic gold medalist's first Grand ...

Sometimes you're a spectator on your own court.” That was the description Belinda Bencic gave to press Monday evening about facing Jelena Ostapenko. The No. 16 seed, one of the streakiest ...

But in Adelaide, after a 6-2, 1-0 (ret.) victory over world No. 14 Anna Kalinskaya, Belinda Bencic is at a loss. “I didn’t even think I’d be here,” Bencic, 27 and the world No. 421 ...

MELBOURNE, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Returning to the tennis circuit as a new parent can pose plenty of challenges but Belinda Bencic said on Saturday she hoped to learn from the experiences of fellow ...

Naomi Osaka is out of the Australian Open after the abdominal injury that forced her out of the ASB Classic final in Auckland, New Zealand recurred during her third-round match against Belinda Bencic.