‘s**tlisting All My Colleagues’- Naomi Osaka’s Opponent Lashes Out at WTA Peers for Their Lack of Support After Her Brutal Injury at Tokyo Open 2022

Japanese tennis ace Naomi Osaka is back in action. The 24-year-old started her campaign in the Tokyo Open against Daria Saville of Australia. However, the match ended after just 14 minutes as the Australian badly injured her knee in the middle of the game.

Osaka herself has suffered frustrating injury setbacks this year and was quick to run to her opponent’s help. While the Aussie later updated on her injury, she also called out her fellow WTA players for a specific reason.

Daria Saville calls out WTA colleagues

Saville took to her Twitter account and wrote about her condition. She wrote two distinct notes for people who took time to enquire about her well-being, while the other was for ones who ignored it when she was in pain.

“Thanks to everyone who has messaged me – It means the world. On the other hand, I’m s**tlisting all of my colleagues who literally saw me today on crutches in Tokyo and didn’t say a word. It cannot be that hard to be a nice person. Just makes sad. And makes me not wanna go through it all again to make a comeback on tour and spend most of the time seeing these people,” she wrote.

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On the second note, she thanked her colleagues, who spared the time to ask about her wellbeing. Saville will get an MRI scan tomorrow, which will reveal the seriousness of her injury. For now, the Aussie tennis star looks really disappointed with the lack of empathy of fellow tennis players.

Naomi Osaka pulls out of her second-round match

As Saville injured herself, Osaka got a walkover to the second round of the Tokyo Open. She was going to face Beatriz Haddad. However, the former world number 1 informed that she is pulling out of the tournament. The 24-year-old cited illness as the reason for her withdrawal.

Notably, the year has been turbulent for the Japanese. While she performed poorly, for the most part, she also incurred frequent injuries that worsened her cause.

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The four-time Grand Slam champion is going through a rough phase. Previously in the US Open, she crashed out after a first-round defeat. She had similar results in the French Open as well.