The four-time Grand Slam champion retired from her first-round match with a back injury. “I felt my back from the start of the match, and despite trying to push through it, I just wasn’t able to today,” Osaka said. Kanepi won four of the next seven games to go up 5-3. With a mix of a strong backhand and multiple errors from Kanepi, Osaka was able to tie it up and send the set to a tiebreaker. Kanepi built on that momentum in the second set, taking advantage of Osaka’s mishaps and firing sharp forehands past the Japanese star.

Source: Fox News August 10, 2022 20:41 UTC