Naomi Osaka’s season seems to be over after she stated she won’t play at subsequent month’s Billie Jean King Cup finals due to damage.
The four-time Grand Slam singles champion stated in Tokyo on Sunday that she had ruptured belly muscle groups.
“I assumed I strained my again, however I did an MRI in Beijing and so they stated that I bulged a disc in my again and I additionally ruptured belly muscle groups,” Japan’s Kyodo Information company reported the 27-year-old as saying.
Osaka has been sidelined since she retired from her last-16 match on the China Open in opposition to eventual champion Coco Gauff at the beginning of the month.
She pulled out of the Japan Open in Osaka and this week’s Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo. The Billie Jean King Cup finals would have been the ultimate occasion on her 2024 schedule.
“I’ve performed so many tournaments this yr, so it was undoubtedly the hardest resolution to not play this and clearly not play BJK,” she stated.
“I actually actually loved it a lot, and I believe it helped with my improvement as a participant.”
The Billie Jean King Cup finals happen in Malaga, Spain, on November 13-20.
Osaka helped Japan beat Kazakhstan in April to qualify for the finals in her first Billie Jean King Cup look since 2020.
Her look on the China Open was her first event below Patrick Mouratoglou, the Frenchman finest identified for being the long-time former coach of Serena Williams.
She has struggled for consistency since returning to tennis in January after the delivery of her daughter Shai in July 2023.
Her finest outcomes since turning into a mum or dad have been two quarter-final appearances.
