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(FILES) This file photo taken on August 30, 2022 shows Japan's Naomi Osaka gesturing after a point during her 2022 US Open Tennis tournament women's singles first round match against USA's Danielle Collins at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York. - Two-time Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka on January 8, 2023 pulled out of the opening Grand Slam of the year barely a week before it starts, organisers said. (Photo by COREY SIPKIN / AFP)
Two-time Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka on Sunday pulled out of the opening Grand Slam of the year barely a week before it starts, organisers said.
"Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from the Australian Open. We will miss her at AO2023," the tournament said on Twitter. No reason for the Japanese star's withdrawal was given.