The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) has announced that Noami Osaka has withdrawn from the Italian Open in Rome and she has been replaced by Spain’s Nuria Parrizas Dias.
The four-time Grand Slam champion suffered the Achilles injury in her opening match in Madrid earlier this month against Sara Sorribes Tormo.
The 24-year-old went to rest the injury ahead of the French Open.
"Unfortunately I’m going to have to withdraw from Rome as the injury which I picked up last week in Madrid hasn’t healed yet."
Rest up and get well soon, @naomiosaka 🙏#IBI22
— wta (@WTA) May 9, 2022
“Unfortunately I’m going to have to withdraw from Rome as the injury which I picked up last week in Madrid hasn’t healed yet, it’s an Achilles injury so I need to be careful, especially in advance of Roland Garros” said Osaka in a statement.
Osaka, currently ranked 38th has never reached the final of a clay-court tournament, but will be hoping to take a new curve in the French Open which starts on May 22.
