Data map: Naomi Osaka in the 2019 Australian Open.
China News Service, February 7th. On February 6, local time, the two Grand Slam champions Naomi Osaka and Azarenka announced that they had withdrawn from their current competition due to injuries and are fully prepared for the upcoming Australian Open.
This is also after Serena Williams, the other two tennis players retired to prepare for the Australian Open.
Prior to this, Serena had defeated strong opponents all the way to the semi-finals in the Yarra Valley Classic.
In the semi-finals, she will face the current world number one Batty.
However, just before the start of the game, Serena announced that he had withdrawn from the competition due to a right shoulder injury.
Although retired due to injury, Serena Williams is still confident in the Australian Open: "I feel pretty good. My shoulder has received a lot of treatment. I feel very confident and hope to do well for the next two weeks. ready."
Soon thereafter, Naomi Osaka withdrew from the Gippsland Championship due to a right shoulder injury. Mertens won the final without a fight.
She said: "I want to apologize to the Australian Tennis Association and all fans, but I have to make the decision to retire. I have some minor injuries. Considering that the Australian Open is coming soon, I must be careful. I look forward to it. The game will continue next week.” In addition, Azarenka withdrew from the Grampians Championship due to a back injury, and Kontavit won the semifinals without a fight.
The 2021 Australian Open will open on February 8th, Beijing time. On the first day of the match, Naomi Osaka will face Russian player Pavlyuchenkova.
Serena Williams will face German Sigmund.
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