Naomi Osaka has pulled out of the upcoming WTA 250 event in Osaka, Japan as her injury woes continue. The former world No. 1 was forced to retire from her China Open clash with Coco Gauff last week.

Coco Gauff helped an injured Naomi Osaka walk off the court at the China Open on Tuesday, Oct. 1 after Osaka had to forfeit the match due to a back injury.

Coco Gauff advanced to the quarterfinals of the China Open after Naomi Osaka was forced to retire due to a back injury f ollowing a tightly contested second set on Tuesday. The match ended with a 3-6, 6-4 scoreline, tied at one set apiece before Osaka could not continue.

Tennis phenom Coco Gauff helped her opponent, Naomi Osaka, off the tennis court after a back injury forced Osaka to forfeit the match.

The Naomi Osaka and Coco Gauff blockbuster in Beijing has just finished in very shocking but also unfortunate circumstances as the Japanese tennis star abruptly retired from the match after the American sent their quarterfinal match into a third set.

Tennis players are no different, the latest cases being Coco Gauff and Naomi Osaka, who dueled on Tuesday in Beijing at the penultimate WTA 1000 tournament of the year. Both players entered the year with high hopes but did not meet them.

Tennis players are forced to retire from matches with injuries all the time, but American Coco Gauff did something during Tuesday's China Open match vs. Naomi Osaka of Japan that fans aren't always used to seeing.

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Coco Gauff reached the quarter-finals of the China Open after Naomi Osaka retired with a back injury in Beijing. This was a much-anticipated fifth meeting between two of the WTA Tour’s biggest stars – and a first since 2022 – and Gauff had just levelled at one-set all when Osaka,