{"id":1768,"date":"2025-11-19T09:47:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T09:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=1768"},"modified":"2025-11-19T00:21:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T00:21:11","slug":"naomi-osaka-withdraws-from-auckland-wta-event-to-play-for-japan-at-the-united-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=1768","title":{"rendered":"Naomi Osaka withdraws from Auckland WTA event to play for Japan at the United Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from the ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand in January to instead play for Japan in the United Cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The four-time major winner had agreed in September to start her 2026 season in Auckland, where she reached the final earlier this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tems - Love Me JeJe (Official Video)\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y_NTooezadU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>She contacted Auckland tournament director Nicolas Lamperin to say she had changed her mind and would instead begin her preparation for the Australian Open in Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Former No. 1-ranked Osaka will combine with Shintaro Mochizuki in the Japan team for the Jan 2-11 United Cup in Perth. Japan is drawn to play Britain and Greece in group play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Australian Open, the first tennis Grand Slam event of the year, starts Jan 18 at Melbourne Park. <a href=\"https:\/\/japantoday.com\/category\/sports\/naomi-osaka-withdraws-from-the-auckland-wta-event-to-play-for-japan-at-the-united-cup\">(JapanToday)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from the ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand in January to instead play for Japan in the United Cup. The four-time major winner had agreed in September to start her 2026 season in Auckland, where she reached the final earlier this year. 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