OSAKA, Japan — Naomi Osaka pulled out of her quarterfinal match on the Japan Open on Friday due to a left leg damage.
Her withdrawal forward of the match resulted in Jaqueline Cristian advancing to the semifinals on a walkover, the WTA Tour stated.
Match organizers stated top-seeded Osaka hadn’t recovered from the damage suffered late in her second-round match. It is going to be Cristian’s third semifinal look of the 12 months and her first on a floor aside from clay.
Earlier than the damage, Osaka had wins over Wakana Sonobe and 2024 champion Suzan Lamens.
After splitting the primary two units with Lamens, Osaka took a 5-0 lead within the third. However throughout a rally with Lamens, Osaka pulled up with an obvious subject along with her left leg. She gained the purpose after Lamens despatched a backhand huge however requested a medical timeout after the subsequent level.
Osaka, a four-time main winner, returned to the courtroom along with her left thigh wrapped and limitations in her motion however was in a position to shut out on her third match level.
Osaka misplaced within the second spherical of the China Open in late September and in addition misplaced within the second spherical on the Wuhan Open final week.
In one other quarterfinal Friday on the Japan Open, 2021 US Open finalist Leylah Fernandez beat Rebecca Šramková 7-6 (2), 6-3.
