Naomi Osaka won't play on this yr's French Open. After profitable her third Grand Slam title at this yr's US Open, Osaka introduced her withdrawal from the ultimate Grand Slam of the season on Thursday.
In a press release shared to social media, Osaka defined that she can be skipping the clay-court event resulting from a nagging hamstring harm. Osaka, 22, had her left hamstring taped in the course of the entirety of her US Open run. She first sustained the harm in August on the Western & Southern Open, which compelled her to withdraw from that championship match.
"Unfortunately I won't be able to play the French Open this year," Osaka mentioned within the assertion.
"My hamstring is still sore so I won't have enough time to prepare for the clay. These two tournaments came too close together for me this time. I wish the organizers and players all the best."
Defending champion Ashleigh Barty additionally withdrew from the French Open earlier this month. Barty cited coronavirus issues and issues with journey that prevented her from adequately coaching for the event. After Serena Williams' semi-final defeat by the hands of runner up Victoria Azarenka, Williams confirmed her participation on the upcoming French Open.
Osaka has not made it previous the third spherical on the French Open in her three profession appearances. Last yr, she misplaced to Karolina Pliskova misplaced within the third spherical.
The 2020 US Open was simply the second Grand Slam of the season after Wimbledon introduced the cancellation of its event this yr. The 2020 French Open was postponed from its ordinary late May to early June schedule, and as an alternative is now scheduled to start on Sept. 27. With the modifications, the French Open is ready to start simply two weeks after the conclusion of the US Open.
Like the US Open, the French Open will function with a two-location bubble arrange for gamers to remain all through the event. However, the French Tennis Federation has introduced that there will likely be followers allowed to attend, with a most of 5,000 per day.
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