“I’m sorry to have to withdraw today with an injury,” Osaka said in a statement. “I pulled my left hamstring [Friday] in the second set tiebreak and it has not recovered overnight as I had hoped. This has been an emotional week and I want to thank everyone for the outpouring of support.”Osaka, the world’s No. ADADWhen she returned to play Friday, Osaka defeated Elise Mertens, 6-2, 7-6 (7-5), but grabbed her hamstring chasing down a ball late in the second set. “ … The only thing that makes me a bit sad — or not sad, it’s just a bit unfortunate — is that the physio rooms on site, they don’t have ice baths, which I normally take after the matches.

Source: Washington Post August 29, 2020 16:52 UTC