Aryna Sabalenka full of praise for Clara Tauson after beating her in Melbourne - The defending champion came through 7-6 (5) 6-4 but Naomi Osaka pulled out of her match through injury.

Naomi Osaka's quest for a first title in four years ended in heartbreak as the former world number one retired with an injury after winning the opening set of the Auckland Classic final against Denmark's Clara Tauson on Sunday.

Clara Tauson won her third career Hologic WTA Tour title after former World No.1 Naomi Osaka retired from their ASB Classic final in Auckland on Sunday due to an abdominal injury.

Tennis tipster Gavin Mair thinks there is good value in Auckland champion Clara Tauson's chances of winning her first round match against Linda Noskova at the Australian Open 2025

Aryna Sabalenka wrestled her way past Clara Tauson to reach the last 16 of the Australian Open on Friday (January 17) i.

Playing her first final since 2022, Osaka was forced to call it quits after sealing the first set by a 6-4 scoreline.

The Japanese tennis star had just been forced out of the ASB Classic final with injury after one set, meaning that Tauson had won in the most unexpected way. An eerie hush had come over the crowd at the Manuka Doctor arena,

Osaka won the opening set 6-4 in Sunday's final, but was forced to retire hurt after taking a medical time out, handing the title to Clara Tauson

Naomi Osaka was forced to retire from her first final in nearly three years in Auckland, handing the title to Clara Tauson.

AUCKLAND, Jan 5 — Naomi Osaka retired from the final of ... Playing in her first WTA final for three years, against Denmark’s Clara Tauson, the four-time Grand Slam champion called for the physio after taking the opening set 6-4 and pulled out shortly ...

The former world No. 1 and four-time Grand Slam champion retired from the final of the WTA Auckland Open, the last tune-up before the Australian Open, with an apparent medical issue on Sunday. She had been leading Denmark's Clara Tauson 6-4, but her exit left Tauson as the tournament's champion.

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