4-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka pulls out of Australian Open 2023

Australian Open 2023: Naomi Osaka hasn’t performed any aggressive match since September and is at present the No.42 participant within the WTA Rankings.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Jan 8, 2023 15:26 IST

Naomi Osaka pulls out of Australian Open 2023. Courtesy: PTI

By India Today Web Desk: Japan’s Naomi Osaka received’t be part of the Australian Open 2023 after she determined to drag out of the upcoming hard-court match. Osaka is at present the No.42 participant within the WTA rankings and hasn’t performed a single aggressive match since September, when she opted out of a match in Tokyo with belly ache.

22-year-old Dayana Yastremska, who just lately performed within the Adelaide International Qualifiers, has been roped into the primary draw as a alternative for Osaka. Ukraine’s Yastremska, who attained a career-high rating of 21, has three WTA tour titles to her title.

“Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from the Australian Open. We will miss her at #AO2023. Dayana Yastremska moves into the main draw,” the Australian Open wrote on Twitter.

As far as Osaka is worried, final September in the course of the Pan Pacific Open, she talked concerning the ups and downs in her profession.

“This year has been not the best year for me but I’ve learned a lot about myself. Life has ups and downs, and this year was more down than up, but overall I’m pretty happy with where I am now,” Osaka had mentioned.

Osaka has received 4 Grand Slams in her profession and received the Australian Open twice, in 2019 and 2021. In the earlier version of the match, she progressed to the third spherical earlier than dropping to Amanda Anisimova 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5). Earlier, she additionally talked about her struggles with psychological well being.

The upcoming Australian Open additionally received’t have Venus Williams and World No.1 Carlos Alcaraz. Williams sustained an damage in the course of the ASB Classic in Auckland final week whereas Alcaraz, the youngest top-ranked participant, will miss out on account of a leg damage.

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sabyasachi chowdhury

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Jan 8, 2023