Naomi Osaka is stepping away from another major tournament. The tennis star’s team announced that she would not be participating in the event this year in a statement released Thursday (June 17), per ESPN. Click inside to read the statement… “Naomi won’t be playing Wimbledon this year,” the statement read. “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.” The 23-year-old Grand-Slam champion announced last month that she would be refraining from doing any press at the 2021 French Open, citing mental health concerns as her reasoning. Naomi then released a statement that she would be withdrawing from the tournament altogether after she was fined
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