down the line forehand winner to hold serve and lead 4-3.

With Gauff serving, Osaka struck an inside out crosscourt forehand winner to reach 15 all.

Gauff then netted two forehands to drop serve and trail 3-5.

Osaka served down 15-30 before she struck several additional powerful groundstrokes that forced Gauff into three consecutive backhand errors.

Osaka held serve to take set one 6-3.

At three games all in set two, Gauff double faulted twice as well as hit two forehand errors to drop serve and trail 3-4.

Osaka appeared to continue to attempt to shorten points by striking powerful swing volley winners as well as aggressive groundstrokes from the baseline which both put Gauff on the defensive on most points of the match.

Osaka as well continued to target the Gauff forehand as she directed many forehands and backhands to the main weakness of Gauff.

However with Gauff at this point in the match slicing and highly looping many forehands, she cut her forehand errors by striking safer shots from that side.

Osaka hit her crosscourt forehands with extreme pace with several at this point landing either long or wide.

Osaka, most likely unable to maintain focus or a very high level of play due to her back injury, lost the final three games of the match before quitting the match at 6-3, 4-6 due to injury.

Directly after the match in a stellar show of sportsmanship, Gauff offered to carry Osaka's tennis bag off the court to the locker room which Osaka accepted.

Osaka is currently ranked number 56 after starting 2024 unranked following a maternity leave.

One of the hardest hitters on the women's tour, Osaka won the Australian Open in 2019 and 2021 as well as the US Open in 2018 and 2020.

In 2021 Osaka made headlines by drawing attention to mental health issues that athletes and people in general face day to day.

Osaka withdrew from Roland Garros in May of 2021 citing mental health issues.