VIDEO SHOWS: NAOMI OSAKA DURING WARM UPS AT AUSTRALIAN OPEN / STILLS FROM NAOMI OSAKA'S PREVIOUS MATCH AT THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN RESENDING WITH SCRIPT SHOWS: MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA (JANUARY 24, 2026) (TENNIS AUSTRALIA – See restrictions before use) (MUTE) 1. NAOMI OSAKA WALKING INTO WARM UP AREA MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA (JANUARY 24, 2026) (SOCIAL MEDIA – Access all) (MUTE) 2. VARIOUS OF OSAKA'S INSTAGRAM 'STORY' STATUS UPDATE ANNOUNCING HER WITHDRAWAL FROM THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN, READING (English):   "I’ve had to make the difficult decision to withdraw to address something my body needs attention for after my last match. I was so excited to keep going and this run meant the most to me, so having to stop here breaks my heart but I can’t risk doing any further damage so I can get back on the court. Thanks for all the love and support…I’m so grateful everyone embraced me so much. And thank you to my whole team for always having my back and the tournament organizers for being so kind." MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA (JANUARY 22, 2026) (REUTERS – Access all) (MUTE) 3. VARIOUS STILLS OF JAPAN'S NAOMI OSAKA IN ACTION DURING HER SECOND ROUND MATCH AGAINST ROMANIA'S SORANA CIRSTEA 4. STILL OF CIRSTEA AND OSAKA AFTER MATCH AS CIRSTEA EXPLAINS HER FRUSTRATIONS 5. VARIOUS STILLS OF OSAKA WAVING TO CROWD AFTER WIN STORY: Twice Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka has pulled out of the Grand Slam ahead of her scheduled third round match on Saturday (January 24), citing a fitness problem. Her opponent, Australian Maddison Inglis, has a walkover into the fourth round. Japanese 16th seed Osaka, the 2019 and 2021 winner at Melbourne Park, said on social media that her body needed attention following her previous match against Sorana Cirstea, without elaborating on the issue. "I've had to make the difficult decision to withdraw to address something my body needs attention for after my last match," she wrote. "I was so excited to keep going and this run meant the most to me, so having to stop here breaks my heart but I can't risk doing any further damage so I can get back on the court." The pull-out is a setback for Osaka, who has been returning to her best and made the U.S. Open semi-finals last year. At Melbourne Park, Osaka made a huge splash before her opening match against Antonia Ruzic when she entered Rod Laver Arena in a jellyfish-inspired outfit, one of the boldest fashion statements seen at a Grand Slam. (Production: Jaimi Joy, Mussab Al-Khairalla)
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