Melbourne ¨C Two-time Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka has pulled out of the Grand Slam ahead of her scheduled third round match on Saturday due to an abdominal injury.
Her opponent, Australian ?Maddison Inglis, was given a walkover into the ?fourth round.
The ?16th seed Osaka, the 2019 and ?2021 winner at Melbourne Park, said on social media that her body needed attention following her previous match against Sorana Cirstea.
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