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Two time US Open Tennis champion Naomi Osaka has opted out of the coming French Open due to an hamstring injury. Osaka revealed this in a post on her Twitter page. "My hamstring is still sore so I won't have enough time to prepare for the clay - these two tournaments came too close to each other for me this time," Osaka wrote as she thanked her fans and promised to return stronger and sooner. Last weekend, Osaka, came back from a set down to claim victory over Victoria Azarenka in the US Open Tennis Championship finals. The French Open kicks off on Monday 21st September

Naomi Osaka has become the highest paid female athlete over a 12-month period in history, toppling Maria Sharapova’s previous record. Osaka, the 22-year-old world No. 10 tennis player from Japan, has earned $37.4million (£30.7m) in the past year from prize money and endorsements, setting a new record.  Sharapova, who retired from tennis earlier this year, held the previous record after earning $29.7m (£24.4m) in 2015. Osaka ranks at No. 29 in the top-100 highest-paid athletes in 2020, with Serena Williams – who earned $36m (£29.5m) over the same period – the only other sportswoman in the top-100. It’s the first time since 2016 that two female athletes have been ranked in Forbes’ top-100 best-paid athletes list. Williams had been the highest-paid female athlete throughout that period. Osaka shot to prominence by beating Williams in the controversial 2018 US Open final – a match that was overshadowed by Williams’ infamous row with umpire Carlos Ramos – before winning a second