Naomi Osaka revealed a cluster of open-wound blisters on her left hand after her disappointing first-round exit at the 2025 French Open, losing to Paula Badosa on Monday.
Taking to her Instagram Story, the four-time Grand Slam champion shared an image of her blistered knuckles that were cracked and split open in the creases of her fingers.
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“I genuinely cannot bend these fingers all the way lol,” she wrote on Thursday.
Naomi Osaka revealed a cluster of blisters on her hand after her disappointing first-round exit at the 2025 French Open, losing to Spain’s Paula Badosa on May 26, 2025. naomiosaka/Instagram
Osaka, who lost to Badosa in three sets, 6-7 (1), 6-1, 6-4, seemingly teased a possible break from tennis.
“Me: ‘I’m sick of this I’m gonna take a break for a while,’” Osaka wrote in another slide, including an image of her sneakers during a training session.
Naomi Osaka referenced taking a break in a post on her Instagram Story after her first-round loss to Paula Badosa in the 2025 French Open. naomiosaka/Instagram
“Me a day after my match because I have anxiety if I don’t work out,” she added.
Osaka looked down at her hands multiple times throughout the match, and one of her fingers was bandaged.
At one point, she knelt down on the court and examined her hands.
Japan’s Naomi Osaka sits on the court looking at her hand during her women’s singles match against Spain’s Paula Badosa at the 2025 French Open on Court Philippe-Chatrier at the Roland-Garros Complex in Paris on May 26, 2025. AFP via Getty Images
Japan’s Naomi Osaka gets emotional during her women’s singles match against Spain’s Paula Badosa at the 2025 French Open on Court Philippe-Chatrier at the Roland-Garros Complex in Paris on May 26, 2025. AFP via Getty Images
During her post-match press conference, the 27-year-old explained that she has been dealing with the blisters since the Italian Open earlier in the month.
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“It’s the friction of clay because I don’t have blisters on any other surface,” she added.
The Nike athlete became emotional and paused her press conference when she started to cry.
“I hate disappointing people,” she said. “Even with [coach] Patrick [Mouratoglou], I was thinking just now, he goes from working with like the greatest player ever [Serena Williams] to like, what the f–k this is,” she said while tearing up.
Osaka briefly walked away to collect herself and returned to finish the press conference.
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