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Naomi Osaka withdrew from the Japan Open before the quarterfinals on Friday due to a leg injury she suffered in the second round.
The former world number one held back tears and needed painkillers to prevail in a three-set round of 16 win over defending champion Suzanne Lammens on Wednesday.
Top seed Osaka, who completed the match with her left thigh, was scheduled to face Jacqueline Christian in the quarter-finals, but the Romanian will instead advance to the semi-finals.
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It is not yet known whether Osaka will play in the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo later this month.
The four-time Grand Slam champion is the latest high-profile player to suffer late-season injury problems.
In September, Iga Swiatek complained that the season was “too long and too intense” after a series of injuries among players at the China Open.
British player Emma Raducano, ranked No. 1 in the world, halted her season on Thursday after withdrawing from her previous two matches due to illness.
Australian Daria Kasatkina, Ukrainian Elina Svitolina and Spanish Paula Badosa also ended their seasons early in recent weeks.
In two tournaments held in China last week, five players retired due to injury.
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