ph dream Australian Open: Naomi Osaka's Campaign Cut Short As Injury Ends Third-Round Battle With Belinda Bencic

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Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from the Australian Open Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from the Australian Open

Naomi Osaka's Australian Open campaign came to a premature end as she withdrew from her tie with Belinda Bencic. (More Tennis News)ph dream

Osaka had just lost a first-set tiebreak 7-3 when she retired hurt from her second-round contest on Friday.

It left a capacity crowd at John Cain Arena disappointed, and Bencic had words of support for the two-time Australian Open champion.

"At this moment I really feel for Naomi," she said.

"I saw her struggling a bit at the end of the set. It's not the way you'd like the match to end. It was a good match.

"Hopefully she'll be fine soon and can play well for the rest of the season."

"Get well soon, mama"Belinda Bencic Naomi Osaka#AO2025 pic.twitter.com/5A5iDOPfjM

— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 17, 2025

Osaka beat Caroline Garcia and Karolina Muchova en route to reaching the third round of a major for the first time since 2022.

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The 27-year-old had been forced to retire hurt from the final of the Auckland Open on the eve of the season's first grand slam.

Both teams started off strong, looking to break each others' back line in the first quarter but no team were able to breach the barrier.

Before this match, India will take on Japan in their second match of the tournament and Pakistan will clash with South Korea at the same venue.

Data Debrief: Bencic matches best effort

Bencic has now equalled her best career result at the Australian Open by reaching the last 16.

She has reached the stage twice in the pastph dream, losing to Maria Sharapova in 2016 and Aryna Sabalenka in 2023.

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