Naomi Osaka Withdraws From Next Month’s Indian Wells Tourney

Naomi Osaka of Japan throws her racket down during a match against Leylah Fernandez of Canada at the third round of the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York, Sept. 3, 2021. Frank Franklin II/AP

INDIAN WELLS, Calif.—Naomi Osaka pulled out of the BNP Paribas Open on Wednesday, a move that was expected after she indicated following her U.S. Open loss this month, that she planned to take another extended break from tennis.

The withdrawal was announced by the official Twitter feed for the hard-court tournament at Indian Wells, which is scheduled for Oct. 4-17 after twice being delayed during the COVID-19 pandemic.