{"id":1819,"date":"2024-10-21T05:16:44","date_gmt":"2024-10-21T05:16:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/?p=1819"},"modified":"2024-10-21T05:16:44","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T05:16:44","slug":"tennis-injured-osaka-skip-billie-jean-king-cup-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/?p=1819","title":{"rendered":"Tennis-Injured Osaka to skip Billie Jean King Cup Finals"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"viewsHeaderText\">Tennis-Injured Osaka to skip Billie Jean King Cup Finals<\/h1>\n<div class=\"article-image-slot image-slot-placeholder\" data-is-first=\"true\" data-doc-id=\"cms\/api\/amp\/image\/AA1sCCFM\">\n<div class=\"article-image-slot\">\n<div class=\"article-image-container\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;OpenModal&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13,&quot;b&quot;:8,&quot;c.i&quot;:&quot;AA1sCt3A&quot;,&quot;c.l&quot;:false,&quot;c.t&quot;:13,&quot;c.v&quot;:&quot;sports&quot;,&quot;c.c&quot;:&quot;tennis&quot;,&quot;c.b&quot;:&quot;Reuters&quot;,&quot;c.bi&quot;:&quot;AAf3a78&quot;,&quot;c.hl&quot;:&quot;Tennis-Injured Osaka to skip Billie Jean King Cup Finals&quot;}\" data-test-id=\"AA1sCCFM\"><button class=\"article-image-height-wrapper expandable article-image-height-wrapper-new\" data-customhandled=\"true\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;destination&quot;,&quot;b&quot;:1,&quot;c.i&quot;:&quot;AA1sCt3A&quot;,&quot;c.l&quot;:false,&quot;c.t&quot;:13,&quot;c.v&quot;:&quot;sports&quot;,&quot;c.c&quot;:&quot;tennis&quot;,&quot;c.b&quot;:&quot;Reuters&quot;,&quot;c.bi&quot;:&quot;AAf3a78&quot;,&quot;c.hl&quot;:&quot;Tennis-Injured Osaka to skip Billie Jean King Cup Finals&quot;}\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"article-image article-image-ux-impr article-image-new expandable aligncenter\" title=\"FILE PHOTO: Tennis - China Open - China National Tennis Center, Beijing, China - October 1, 2024 Japan's Naomi Osaka in action during her round of 16 match against Coco Gauff of the U.S. REUTERS\/Tingshu Wang\/File Photo\" src=\"https:\/\/img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net\/tenant\/amp\/entityid\/AA1sCCFM.img?w=768&amp;h=501&amp;m=6&amp;x=148&amp;y=148&amp;s=99&amp;d=99\" alt=\"FILE PHOTO: Tennis - China Open - China National Tennis Center, Beijing, China - October 1, 2024 Japan's Naomi Osaka in action during her round of 16 match against Coco Gauff of the U.S. REUTERS\/Tingshu Wang\/File Photo\" \/><\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-caption-container image-caption-container-ux-impr articlewc-image-caption-container \"><span class=\"image-caption\">FILE PHOTO: Tennis &#8211; China Open &#8211; China National Tennis Center, Beijing, China &#8211; October 1, 2024 Japan&#8217;s Naomi Osaka in action during her round of 16 match against Coco Gauff of the U.S. REUTERS\/Tingshu Wang\/File Photo<\/span><span class=\"image-attribution image-attribution-ux-impr\">\u00a9\u00a0Thomson Reuters<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;}\">(Reuters) &#8211; Japan&#8217;s Naomi Osaka said she will skip next month&#8217;s Billie Jean King Cup Finals in Spain as she recovers from injuries that have kept her out of key tournaments during the WTA&#8217;s Asian swing.<\/p>\n<p data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;}\">The four-times Grand Slam champion had been one of the big drawcards for the team tournament in Malaga from Nov. 13-20, but will now look to get fit before next year&#8217;s Australian Open.<\/p>\n<div class=\"intra-article-module\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;intraArticle&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:13}\"><\/div>\n<p data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;}\">Osaka sustained a back injury during this month&#8217;s China Open before skipping the Japan Open and the Pan Pacific Open.<\/p>\n<p data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;}\">&#8220;I thought I strained my back, but I did an MRI in Beijing,&#8221; Kyodo News Agency quoted Osaka as telling reporters in Tokyo.<\/p>\n<p data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;}\">&#8220;They said I bulged a disc in my back and I also ruptured abdominal muscles. I was practising in Los Angeles in order to play here. I took another MRI and it said I still have tears.<\/p>\n<p data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;}\">&#8220;I&#8217;ve played so many tournaments this year, so it was the toughest decision to not play this and not play BJK.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;}\">Osaka has struggled for form since returning from a maternity break at the start of the season. The former world number one is currently ranked 56th.<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-read-break\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;}\">She recently began working with Serena Williams&#8217; former coach Patrick Mouratoglou after splitting with her longtime mentor Wim Fissette.<\/p>\n<p data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;}\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tennis-Injured Osaka to skip Billie Jean King Cup Finals FILE PHOTO: Tennis &#8211; China Open &#8211; China National Tennis Center, Beijing, China &#8211; October 1, 2024 Japan&#8217;s Naomi Osaka in action during her round of 16 match against Coco Gauff of the U.S. REUTERS\/Tingshu Wang\/File Photo\u00a9\u00a0Thomson Reuters (Reuters) &#8211; Japan&#8217;s Naomi Osaka said she will 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