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Naomi Osaka said hers was more a case of fatigue than anything more serious, but suggested that she may not make the WTA Hong Kong Open. Getty Images
Naomi Osaka said hers was more a case of fatigue than anything more serious, but suggested that she may not make the WTA Hong Kong Open. Getty Images
Naomi Osaka pulls out of Hong Kong Open with back injury
Rising Japanese star had been playing through pain in Beijing where she lost in the China Open semi-finals
Agence France Presse
07 October, 2018