Former world No. 1 Naomi Osaka will skip next month's Billie Jean King Cup Finals as she recovers from injuries to her lower back and abdominal muscles.

Naomi Osaka of Japan in action against Coco Gauff of the United States in the fourth round on Day 9 of the China Open at National Tennis Center, Oct. 1, 2024, in Beijing. Robert Prange/Getty ...

Osaka sustained a back injury during this month's China Open before skipping the Japan Open and the Pan Pacific Open. "I thought I strained my back, but I did an MRI in Beijing," Kyodo News Agency ...

The news was made official by the social media channels of next week's WTA 250 Hong Kong Tennis Open, where Osaka had been expected to play.

Osaka, currently ranked No. 59, returned to competitive tennis in January after the birth of her first child in July 2023.

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