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.
