The Japanese Naomi Osaka, winner of the last US Open tennis, announced Thursday, September 17, her withdrawal from Roland Garros due to a persistent injury to a thigh.

“Unfortunately, I will not be able to play at Roland Garros this year. My thigh still hurts and I will not have time to prepare for the clay,” she wrote on her Twitter account.

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- NaomiOsaka 大 坂 な お み (@naomiosaka) September 18, 2020

The Grand Slam tournament on clay, postponed from spring to fall due to the Covid-19 pandemic, will be held from September 21 to October 11 in Paris.

With AFP

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