‘My body has changed’: Naomi Osaka pulls out of Australian Open with injury

• Osaka cites abdominal injury linked to prior pregnancy

• Two-time champion withdraws before Inglis match

Naomi Osaka withdrew from the Australian Open just hours before she was due to take the court against the qualifier Maddison Inglis, citing an abdominal injury linked to body changes from her pregnancy.

The news landed late on a Saturday in Melbourne that had been heavily affected by soaring temperatures that triggered the tournament’s heat protocols, forcing arena roofs closed and suspending play on outside courts.