Tennis players are no different, the latest cases in point being Coco Gauff and Naomi Osaka, who dueled Tuesday in Beijing at the penultimate WTA 1000 tournament of the year.

Coco Gauff reached the quarter-finals of the China Open after Naomi Osaka retired with a back injury in Beijing. This was a much-anticipated fifth meeting between two of the WTA Tour’s biggest stars – and a first since 2022 – and Gauff had just levelled at one-set all when Osaka,

Aryna Sabalenka cruised to her 14th straight victory with a win over Ashlyn Krueger in the third round of the China Open. Naomi Osaka also won to set up a showdown with Coco Gauff.

Naomi Osaka had to retire mid-match against Coco Gauff during the 2024 China Open due to a back injury. However, the Japanese star has explained her feelings on an Instagram post. Naomi Osaka’s China Open campaign came to an unfortunate end when she was forced to retire mid-match against Coco Gauff due to a back injury.

Coco Gauff was able to help her opponent off the court after Naomi Osaka was forced to retire from their China Open clash because of a lower back injury

Tennis fans had long awaited the rematch between Coco Gauff and Naomi Osaka. The two transformational women's players had played four times before today's Round of 16 match at the China Open. Unfortunately,

Naomi Osaka has revealed that a back injury forced her to retire during the fourth round of the China Open. The Japanese player was about to head into the deciding set of her match against Coco Gauff when she decided to withdraw.