Naomi Osaka and Daria Saville were expected to have a good match in Tokyo’s first round on Tuesday. Unfortunately, things got nasty for the Australian player after she had to withdraw as early as in the second game. Unfortunately, it seems that it is a serious injury to her knee. (to be confirmed).
Naomi released a nice video on social media, hoping for the best for Daria.
A message from @naomiosaka to @Daria_gav, who was forced to retire from their match through injury 💜 pic.twitter.com/EOvdV6512r
— wta (@WTA) September 20, 2022
🇯🇵 @naomiosaka advances to the Tokyo last 16 as Saville is forced to retire through injury with the score at 1-0 in the first set.
Speedy recovery, @Daria_gav 🫂💜#TorayPPO pic.twitter.com/1jGDMVCrwc
— wta (@WTA) September 20, 2022
Osaka in Tokyo, ranking, and results in 2022
Now ranked no.48, Naomi has achieved a 14-9 record in 2022. Osaka is playing at the moment in Tokyo where she conquered the world no.55 Daria Saville 1-0 ret..
Naomi Osaka will face the world no.16 Beatriz Haddad Maia in the 2nd round. Their head to head is 1-0 for Osaka.
The Japanese was the runner-up in Miami (Miami Open).
Naomi won 7 titles in her career: all of them conquered on hard courts. (See the list of her titles)
Daria Gavrilova in 2022
Ranked world no.55, Gavrilova played her last match on the 20th of September when she had to retire when playing against world no.48 Naomi Osaka in the 1st round and the scoreline was 1-0 .
This year Gavrilova has achieved an overall 25-20 match record. Daria Gavrilova’s most significant accomplishment of the present year was getting to the final in Granby.
Naomi Osaka and Daria Saville clashed against each other just twice. Their current record is 1-1. Previously, the last time they locked horns, Naomi Osaka won 1-0 ret. in the 1st round in Tokyo (Toray Pan Pacific Open) on the 20th of September 2022.
