Naomi Osaka, the world’s No. 2 tennis player announced on Thursday that she was withdrawing from her second major tournament in a month.
A statement released to ESPN by Osaka’s agent indicated that, after withdrawing from the French Open in May, she would not play Wimbledon either, which begins June 28.The statement read as follows:Naomi won’t be playing Wimbledon this year…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 tennis superstar was born in Japan and will play for her country in this summer’s Tokyo Olympics.A message of support was later posted to the official Wimbledon Twitter account wishing her all the best and
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