Back injury forces Naomi Osaka to pull out of China Open as Coco Gauff advances
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, who received medical treatment early in the contest, shook hands.