Novak Djokovic, Coco Gauff roll to Australian Open's 4th round. Naomi Osaka retires due to injury and Jessica Pegula was upset in the third round.

Naomi Osaka ’s return to Grand Slam competition ended prematurely on Friday, as the two-time Australian Open champion was forced to retire from her third-round match against Belinda Bencic due to a strained abdominal muscle. Osaka had dropped the opening set in a tiebreaker, 7-6 (3), before informing the chair umpire she could no longer continue.

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Coco Gauff and Naomi Osaka can set up a blockbuster clash as the Australian Open enters the third round on Friday while Novak Djokovic steps up his quest for a record 25th Grand Slam title. Women's No 1 and defending champion Aryna Sabalenka will also be ...

Two-time Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka stopped playing because of ... where she retired from a match against Coco Gauff on Oct. 1. “Unfortunately, it carried on over to the beginning ...

Naomi Osaka revealed she has suffered abdominal problems since she was a teenager as the two-time champion was forced to pull out of the Australian Open. The former world No.1 retired in tears from the final of the Auckland Open with the stomach injury after winning the first set earlier this month.

After a win over Belinda Bencic, American star Coco Gauff will face Paula Badosa in the Australian Open quarterfinals. Here's how to watch.

Coco Gauff got over the speed bump that tripped her up in the past two Grand Slams, beating Belinda Bencic of Switzerland in three sets Sunday to advance to the Australian Open quarterfinals. Gauff, one of the biggest stars in the sport,

In the Round of 16 at the Australian Open on Saturday, Belinda Bencic (ranked No. 294) faces Coco Gauff (No. 3 ... 7-6 (retired) over Naomi Osaka in the Round of 32 on Friday.

Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, Alexander Zverev, Coco Gauff, and Aryna Sabalenka all advanced, while two-time champion Naomi Osaka retired due to a strained abdominal muscle. Djokovic ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — Naomi Osaka is out of the Australian ... She was one match away from a potential blockbuster showdown with Coco Gauff, who plays Leylah Fernandez later on Friday, when ...