HONG KONG (AP) 鈥� Naomi Osaka will miss the remainder of the WTA tour due to a back injury.
The Hong Kong Open, set to begin on Oct. 28, on its social media channels on Monday that the four-time Grand Slam singles champion was not only withdrawing from the tournament but also ending her season early.
The WTA also made the announcement on its website.
Osaka retired from her fourth-round match against Coco Gauff at the China Open three weeks ago and has not played since. She suffered back and abdominal injuries.
She wrote on social media last week in response to a fan鈥檚 Instagram question that the problem was 鈥渨orse than she thought,鈥� and she was 鈥渢rying her best鈥� to 鈥減otentially play鈥� her home event in Tokyo, which she won in 2019.
But Osaka wasn鈥檛 in the Tokyo draw over the weekend.
___
AP tennis:
The Associated Press
