Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka will not play at the French Open.
Seth Little, ČTK / AP
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“It is not in my power to play at the French Open. My hamstring still hurts and I wouldn’t have enough time to prepare for the transition to clay, “she explained in her statement.
“The two tournaments are too close for me,” complained the Japanese woman, who defeated Victoria Azarenkova in a three-hundredth battle in Belarus in Saturday’s final in New York.
— Naomi Osaka Naomi Osaka (@naomiosaka) September 18, 2020
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The translated French Open begins on September 27. Osaka, the current world number three, has not yet moved on to Roland Garros until the third round.
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