Former world No. 1 Naomi Osaka has pulled out of the Japan Open as a consequence of a again harm that compelled her retirement from the China Open final week, organizers mentioned Monday.
The 26-year-old was compelled off court docket within the second set of her last-16 match on the China Open in Beijing after battling a decrease again drawback in opposition to eventual champion Coco Gauff.
“As a consequence of harm, Naomi Osaka has determined to withdraw from the match,” the Japan Tennis Affiliation mentioned in a press release.
Osaka is scheduled to play within the Pan Pacific Open Tennis Event 2024 working from Oct. 21-27 in Tokyo.
4-time Grand Slam champion Osaka’s final WTA match on house soil was in 2022 when she performed on the Pan Pacific however withdrew earlier than her second spherical match as a consequence of belly pains.
The Japan Open begins on Oct. 14.