(CNN) Less than a week after she won the US Open, three-time major champion Naomi Osaka of Japan announced on social media that she will not play in the French Open in Paris. "Unfortunately I won't be able to play the French Open this year," Osaka said in posts on Twitter and Instagram on Thursday. Osaka withdrew from the Western & Southern Open final, citing the hamstring injury, giving Victoria Azarenka the win via a walkover. Osaka rallied to defeat Azarenka 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 in the US Open final on Saturday. With the win, Osaka, a former world No.

Source: The Nation September 18, 2020 01:52 UTC