On January 16, Australia expanded 2023 to officially start. This is the first Grand Slam of the year, so it always attracts special attention from the media as well as the players.
A few days before Australia expanded this year, some notable names have withdrawn from the tournament for various reasons. The latest is Naomi Osaka and Venus Williams. In particular, the Williams sister who had just been given a special capacity by BTC.
Earlier this week, Venus Williams attended the WTA in Auckland, New Zealand. After passing the first round, the American legend received a defeat after 3 sets before Zhu Lin in the second round. She later injured and missed Australia expanded, but the details were not disclosed.
Venus Williams's withdrawal from the tournament was confirmed by the Organizing Committee on the homepage. The person where the Williams sisters attended the expanded Australian round will be the host country player Kimberly Birrell.
Regarding the case of Naomi Osaka, the specific reason has not been given. The last Japanese player to play was last September, at the WTA 500 in Tokyo. Here, she only played the opening match and then withdrew before the match against Beatriz Haddad Maia in the second round because of abdominal pain.
At this time, many rumors related to Naomi Osaka are broken out. Many people believe that the Japanese player is about to retire. Since Australia has expanded 2021, she has been serious and eliminated early in most tournaments. Naomi is also entangled in many scandales and admit depression.
In the past, Naomi Osaka had twice crowned in Australia expanded 2019 and 2021. Last year, the Japanese star stopped in the third round.
