In the Round of 16 at the Upper Austria Ladies Linz on Thursday, Sara Sorribes Tormo (ranked No. 99) takes on Karolina Muchova (No. 19).Muchova’s last action was on January 14, 2025 at the

On a day that saw No.2-seeded Elina Svitolina fall prey to the upset bug, top-seeded Karolina Muchova held sway in Linz, reaching the quarterfinal with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Spain’s Sara Sorribes Tormo. “I feel like the tournament is nearly over and I just played my first round,” said Muchova, who had a first-round bye in Linz. “I’m very pleased.”

Naomi Osaka ’s return to Grand Slam competition ended prematurely on Friday, as the two-time Australian Open champion was forced to retire from her third-round match against Belinda Bencic due to a strained abdominal muscle. Osaka had dropped the opening set in a tiebreaker, 7-6 (3), before informing the chair umpire she could no longer continue.

When Osaka struggled to lift her arm during the match, it became clear that she was struggling with another abdominal injury. It all began last Fall during her match against Coco Gauff in the China Open. An MRI revealed a bulged disc in her back and ruptured abdominal muscles.

Bencic felt for Osaka after the injured Japanese was forced to retire their Australian Open third-round match.

A persistent abdominal injury forced Naomi Osaka to retire during her third round match against Belinda Bencic at the 2025 Australian Open.

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