Daria Saville had to withdraw from the Japan after suffering a serious injury during her first match
Australian tennis player Daria Saville took to social media to hit out at her fellow WTA colleagues. Saville has suffered an ACL injury during her first-round match against Naomi Osaka in the Japan Open. The injury has forced her to withdraw from the competition and she is now likely to be out for a lengthy period after tests confirmed that she tore the ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) in her left knee.
Saville sounded dejected and disappointed in her statement on social media. “Thanks to everyone who has messaged me, it means the world. On the other hand, I’m sh*tlisting some of my colleagues who literally saw me today on crutches in Tokyo and didn’t say a word. It cannot be hard to be a nice person”, she wrote. The Australian further added, “Just makes sad and makes me not wanna go through it all again to make a comeback on the tour and spend most of the time and seeing these people.”
Naomi Osaka revealed post match that she was scared when Daria Saville started screaming in pain because players have a really strong tolerance for pain and play through them. Naomi Osaka ran to her opponent Daria Saville as she got injured. The Japanese star initially thought that the Australian was disappointed with her error and later realized the gravity of the situation.
Local favourite Osaka got a walkover due to Saville’s injury and was drawn against fifth seed Beatriz Maia of Brazil. However, the Brazilian has also been awarded a walkover due to injury and Osaka will now be directly seen in action in the Quarter-finals. Although Osaka is unseeded, the former world no.1 is expected to go all the way and clinch the title on her home turf in Tokyo.
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