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The 22-year-old twice Grand Slam champion raked in $37.4 million in prize money and endorsements over the last year.
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) said in a statement that the escalation of the COVID-19 outbreak globally has forced it to cancel or postpone all tournaments from March 16 to April 12.
After dropping serve early in the second set, third seed Osaka threw her racket, slammed a ball into the court and gave her racket a kick for good measure before steadying the ship and earning a 6-2, 6-4 win over Zheng Saisai.
The governing body said it collaborated with Japanese sports equipment manufacturer Yonex to develop the synthetic version, which was used at three BWF-sanctioned international tournaments last year.
It was the Indian's first final in a BWF world tour event in 17 months. He last won a title at the 2017 French Open.
B Sai Praneeth and Parupalli Kashyap also advanced to the quarterfinals of the World Tour Super 500 event after contrasting wins in the men's singles competition.
Sindhu, who reached the finals in the last two editions and won the title in 2017, brushed aside fellow Indian Mugdha Agrey 21-8, 21-13 in women's singles.
Saina used her powerful smashes to telling effect, registering a 21-18, 21-15 win against Sindhu in the summit clash.
In a repeat of last edition's title clash at Nagpur, the two stalwarts will look to outdo each other and write another chapter in their on-field rivalry.
The record deal comes after K Srikanth was offered a cool Rs 35 crore over a period of four years by the company last month.