Two-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from the extremely anticipated Australian Open, increasing the roster of high-profile withdrawals from the occasion.
Organizers confirmed on Sunday that Japan’s Osaka, the Open champion in 2019 and 2021, is not going to be enjoying in Melbourne.
“Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from the Australian Open. We will miss her at #AO2023,” the tweet mentioned.
The 25-year-old’s rating has slipped to 47, and he or she has not performed since September after withdrawing through the second spherical in Tokyo.
Osaka received her first-round match at that event when Australia’s Daria Saville withdrew after one recreation with a knee damage.
Osaka has received just one accomplished match since May and was crushed within the first spherical of her three earlier tournaments, together with the U.S. Open, at which she is also a two-time champion.
Ukraine’s Dayana Yastremska has been promoted to the principle attract her place.
The Australian Open, which begins on Jan. 16, has already misplaced a number of main gamers, together with males’s world primary Carlos Alcaraz, who pulled out on Saturday with an ankle damage.
