Two-time Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka stopped playing because of a strained abdominal muscle after dropping the opening set of her third-round match against Belinda Bencic on Friday.

Bencic, who returned to action last October after having her first baby, has never been past the fourth round in 11 past appearances at Melbourne Park. She lost at that stage a year ago to two ...

NEW DELHI: Two-time Australian Open winner Naomi Osaka retired due to an injury sustained during her third-round match against Belinda ... Melbourne Park and were obviously exhausted. Osaka led ...

Belinda Bencic progressed to the fourth ... This impressive run to the last 16 in Melbourne has seen Bencic surge to 156th in the Live WTA Rankings — 138 places above the position of world ...