Published on : 18/09/2020 – 08:47
The Japanese tennis champion said Friday forfeit Roland Garros due to a thigh injury.
The Japanese Naomi Osaka, winner of the last US Open tennis, announced Thursday, September 17, her withdrawal from Roland-Garros due to a persistent injury to a thigh.
“Unfortunately, I won’t be able to play at Roland Garros this year. My thigh still hurts and I won’t have time to prepare for the clay,” she wrote on her Twitter account.
The Grand Slam tournament on clay, postponed from spring to fall due to the Covid-19 pandemic, will be held from September 21 to October 11 in Paris.
With AFP
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