Osaka, Azarenka pull out of Australian Open warm-ups

[ASFN Admin]

Former Australian Open champions Naomi Osaka and Victoria Azarenka withdrew from their warm-up tournaments for the year's first Grand Slam on Saturday, citing injuries. Osaka pulled out of her Gippsland Trophy semi-final with an unspecified "niggling injury" but said she looked forward to competing at the Australian Open which starts on Monday. "Sorry to Tennis Australia and the fans to have to withdraw today," Osaka said in statement tweeted by the WTA.

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