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, has 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.
She later said at the tournament she had been carrying the injury and had hoped to play through the pain.
"I thought maybe if I gave myself a break before my match today, I would be able to handle it, but I warmed up, and it got a lot worse," she said.
