Naomi Osaka feels she performed sufficient of high quality tennis at this previous WTA 1000 event in Montreal and determined to withdraw from Cincinnati so she may deal with resting and being totally prepared for the US Open.
On Thursday, the Japanese fell simply in need of clinching her second consecutive win after dropping to Victoria Mboko within the Montreal closing.
When Osaka and Mboko performed their Montreal closing, the primary motion in Cincinnati had already began. Whereas each Montreal finalists obtained a efficiency on the American WTA 1000 occasion, the 18-year-old Canadian introduced her withdrawal moments after successful the Canadian Open – she was slated to play Diana Shnaider within the second spherical
In the meantime, Osaka – who was attributable to play Linda Noskova within the second spherical – waited a bit longer earlier than deciding to not play in Cincinnati. With each the Japanese and the Canadian pulling out of the American event, an attention-grabbing state of affairs was created.
Mboko and Osaka have withdrawn from WTA1000 Cincinnati. pic.twitter.com/YV83jJVPM8
— Michal Samulski (@MichalSamulski) August 8, 2025
Osaka didn't actually sound too excited when requested about Cincinnati
After dropping the Montreal closing, the previous world No. 1 indicated that she would play in Cincy. Nevertheless, she didn't sound convincing or enthusiastic about it.
"Yeah, I imply, it's undoubtedly going to be actually attention-grabbing to go to Cincinnati. I don't know. I really feel like I'm somewhat teeter-tottering at the moment. I felt like I may have performed higher, however I'm not likely positive which facet. I believe undoubtedly my serve, however it's going to be attention-grabbing to see, yeah, what my subsequent match is and the way I'm going to play," the four-time Grand Slam champion mentioned two days in the past.
Earlier than Montreal, Osaka additionally performed on the arduous courts of Washington, the place she gained her opener earlier than dropping within the round-of-16. The 27-year-old has performed 9 matches on arduous this summer time and she or he must be properly ready for the US Open, which begins on August twenty fourth.
