Injuries to her lower back and abdominal muscles have sidelined Naomi Osaka for the remainder of the 2024 tennis season, as the Japanese star shifts her focus toward recovery and preparing for the 2025 tournaments in Australia.
The latest update reveals that Osaka will miss next month’s Billie Jean King Cup Finals in Spain, still battling a back injury sustained earlier this month at the China Open. The four-time Grand Slam champion last competed on October 1, when she was forced to retire midway through her fourth-round match against American Coco Gauff in Beijing.