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

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.

The Naomi Osaka and Coco Gauff blockbuster in Beijing has just finished in very shocking but also unfortunate circumstances as the Japanese tennis star abruptly retired from the match after the American sent their quarterfinal match into a third set.

Naomi Osaka is braced for a "battle" after setting up a clash Monday with Coco Gauff in the China Open last 16 while top seed Aryna Sabalenka also marched on.

The buzz around Naomi Osaka’s new coaching partnership with Patrick Mouratoglou has taken center stage at the 2024 China Open, with fans and media alike eager

Osaka is making strides in Beijing and maybe inching closer toward making her first semifinal or final of the year.

Coco Gauff advanced to the quarterfinals of the China Open after Naomi Osaka was forced to retire due to a back injury f ollowing a tightly contested second set on Tuesday. The match ended with a 3-6, 6-4 scoreline, tied at one set apiece before Osaka could not continue.

Tennis phenom Coco Gauff helped her opponent, Naomi Osaka, off the tennis court after a back injury forced Osaka to forfeit the match.

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.