ROME (AP) — Top-ranked Naomi Osaka withdrew from her Italian Open quarterfinal due to a right hand injury on Friday. Osaka was scheduled to…
ROME (AP) — Top-ranked Naomi Osaka withdrew from her Italian Open quarterfinal due to a right hand injury on Friday.
Osaka was scheduled to meet Kiki Bertens, who advanced to the semifinals via walkover.
« I woke up this morning and couldn’t really move my thumb, » Osaka said. « I tried to practice and grip my racket but I couldn’t, and I kept feeling this pain when I tried to move my hand in different directions. »
Osaka couldn’t immediately say how serious the injury was, or if it will affect her status for the French Open, which starts in nine days.
