Clara Tauson may have won the Auckland title but the 22-year-old wasn't really in celebratory mode after Naomi Osaka was forced to retire in an absolutely heartbreaking way. With a chance to serve out for the first set,

From a coronation to a catastrophe. Everything had been set up for Naomi Osaka to be the new queen of Auckland tennis, joining a group of A-list champions like Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Ana Ivanovic and Coco Gauff.

Naomi Osaka has had one of her best weeks during her comeback but just like the last good week on the tour, it has been blighted by a sudden injury which in this case saw her lose the final of the ASB Classic in Auckland to Clara Tauson.

The Japanese tennis star had just been forced out of the ASB Classic final with injury after one set, meaning that Tauson had won in the most unexpected way. An eerie hush had come over the crowd at the Manuka Doctor arena,

In a bizarre turn of events, Naomi Osaka retires with a one set lead at the ASB Classic final. Clara Tauson is the champion.

Denmark’s Clara Tauson has expressed her feelings about the final of the ASB Classic against Japan’s Naomi Osaka. The 22-year-old managed to lift the title after the former world number one was forced to retire despite winning the first set with a score of 6-4.

Naomi Osaka’s fitness for the Australian Open is in question after the four-time Grand Slam champion and former No. 1 suffered an apparent abdominal injury while playing the final of a WTA tournament in Auckland.

Naomi Osaka's quest for a first title in four years ended in heartbreak as the former world number one retired with an injury after winning the opening set of the Auckland Classic final against Denmark's Clara Tauson on Sunday.

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Playing her first final since 2022, Osaka was forced to call it quits after sealing the first set by a 6-4 scoreline.

Clara Tauson won her third career Hologic WTA Tour title after former World No.1 Naomi Osaka retired from their ASB Classic final in Auckland on Sunday due to an abdominal injury.