Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from another tennis tournament just 11 days before it begins. On June 17th the tennis champion’s agents released a statement announcing, “Naomi won‘t be playing Wimbledon this year.” The agents cited “personal time” but insisted she will be ready for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. “She is taking some personal time with friends and family.
She will be ready for the Olympics and is excited to play in front of her home fans” they concluded, per ESPN. The Wimbledon tournament starts on June 28th in London as is one of the oldest and most prestigious tennis tournaments in the world.
Osaka is currently ranked number 2 in the world and her withdrawal comes days after she pulled out from the Berlin WTA 5000 tournament to take.
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