BAD HOMBURG, Germany — Naomi Osaka’s Wimbledon preparations suffered a setback when she withdrew from Saturday’s Unhealthy Homburg last firstly of the second set with a foot damage.
The fourth-seeded Japanese participant withdrew from her first grass-court last after trailing Karolina Muchova (Czech Republic) 6-1, 1-0.
Osaka took a medical timeout within the first set. After gesturing that she couldn’t proceed, she walked over to shake Muchova and the referee’s palms.
“I wish to thank everybody who got here to look at the sport,” Osaka informed the gang on the trophy ceremony. “I apologize for not having the ability to speak till the tip, however the ambiance all through the week has been unbelievable.”
Osaka, 28, a four-time Grand Slam champion, has by no means made it previous the third spherical at Wimbledon, which begins on Monday.
The 14th seed will face Elsa Jacquemo within the first spherical.
It was Muchova’s third profession title out of 9 tour-level finals, ranked No. 11, and her first on grass.
With many components of Europe enduring usually file temperatures, the ultimate was moved up two and a half hours to 11 a.m. native time. This was to keep away from the worst warmth of the day.
