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Naomi Osaka Japan has been forced to withdraw from the Open quarter-finals due to a left foot injury.
Osaka was scheduled to face Jacqueline Christian for a place in the semi-finals, but the Romanian has now advanced with a walkover.
The top seed had overtaken Wakana Sonobe and defending champion Suzanne Lammens, but a problem remained late in her win over the Dutchwoman.
Osaka called a medical timeout and applied strapping to her left thigh and eventually took the match, giving her her third match point.
The four-time Grand Slam champion is scheduled to play the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo next week, although her participation may now be in doubt.
His injury trend continues wta Tour players at the end of the season, with Emma Raducanu is ending her season early This week after retiring from his two most recent matches due to illness.
Australian Daria Kasatkina, Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina and Spain’s Paula Badosa have also had their seasons ended early in recent weeks.