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Two-time champion Naomi Osaka withdraws from the Australian Open

Two-time champion Naomi Osaka withdraws from the Australian Open

Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from this year's Australian Open just eight days before the start of the tournament.

Osaka, two-time champion in Melbourne in 2019 and 2021, gave no reason for the withdrawal.

Two-time champion Naomi Osaka withdraws from the Australian Open

A number of tennis stars, including seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams and Spain's world number one Carlos Alcaraz, 19, have already pulled out of the tournament, which starts on January 16 in Melbourne.