Naomi Osaka is mentally and physically tired and she badly needs a couple of weeks of rest before competing in Singapore for the finals.
The Japanese was scheduled to play in Hong Kong where she was seeded no.2, but despite a very good draw (she would have played a qualifier in the 1st and 2nd match), she decided not to compete because of the back injury sustained in Beijing.
Naomi reached the quarters last year when she lost to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-3 6-3.
Greeting her fans
However, the Japanese decided to still go to Hong Kong to greet her fans at Victoria Park.
Naomi Osaka has been forced to withdraw from #PHKTO2018 with a back injury sustained at the China Open in Beijing this week. However the Japanese star will be at Victoria Park tomorrow afternoon to meet and greet fans at a time to be confirmed. pic.twitter.com/NBSjrU2xSa
— HongKong Tennis Open (@HKTennisOpen) October 7, 2018
How Naomi Osaka got injured to her back
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