Tennis star Naomi Osaka withdrew from the Australian Open ahead of her third round match due to a left abdominal injury, ending her pursuit of her third title at the Grand Slam.

Two-time champion Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from her Australian Open third-round match shortly before she was due to take the court against home qualifier Maddison Inglis.

Aryna Sabalenka (1) and Victoria Mboko’s (17) meeting on Rod Laver Arena is the pick of the early matches, and we’ll follow along with that one when it gets under way at 11.30.