HONG KONG: US Open champion Naomi Osaka has pulled out of this week’s Hong Kong Open to prevent aggravating a slight back injury, organizers said on Sunday.

The Japanese star required treatment to her lower back during her semifinal defeat to unseeded Anastasija Sevastova at the China Open in Beijing on Saturday.

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