LOS ANGELES: Western celebrity Naomi Osaka has pulled from Wimbledon, her representative affirmed on Thursday, months after the world number two pulled from the French Open mentioning her fight with depression and stress.
“Naomi will not be enjoying Wimbledon this season,” Osaka’s representative Stuart Duguid stated in an email to AFP.
“She’s taking some private time together with family and friends.
“She is going to be prepared for the Olympics and will be eager to perform in front of the home fans.” On Wednesday, Wimbledon organisers stated that the 23-year-old four-time Grand Slam winner was anticipated to participate in the championships, which begin on June 28.
“At this time she has entered to the championships and we have not received evidence that she will not contend,” All England Club chief executive Sally Bolton explained.
Osaka was in the spotlight because withdrawing from the French Open.
She had been fined $15,000 and threatened with disqualification out of Roland Garros after she refused to honor compulsory media responsibilities.
French Open organisers whined they had treated with”attention and honor” when they have been accused of being sporadically.
You will be greatly missed, even @naomiosaka – wanting you all the greatest in the home along with also the Olympics and hope to welcome you b…
https://t.co/YXdjp2mWjS— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) 1623962993000Osaka dropped in the next round of Wimbledon in 2017 and 2018 and bowed out in the first round at 2019.
Last year’s championship was cancelled because of coronavirus.
Before Thursday, two-time Wimbledon winner Rafael Nadal announced he’d be skipping this season’s championship in addition to the Olympics to be able”to extend my livelihood”.
Wimbledon is the next championship Osaka has pulled from because left her French Open effort after one game.
She withdrew out of a WTA tournament in Berlin after Roland Garros.
The Japanese superstar is predicted to be among those faces of the Tokyo Olympics, in which she is going to soon be targeting a golden medal for those hosts.
Osaka is one of the most exciting talents to emerge from women’s tennis in the last few decades, and had won four Grand Slam titles — both the 2018 and 2020 US 2020 and the 2019 and 2021 Australian Opens.
The yield of this Championships.
Time to get in the Wimbledon soul – whatever that means for you personally.
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https://t.co/u28IWhjQBl— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) 1623672000000Osaka, whose dad is Haitian, has also become a dominant social activist.
Last year throughout her successful US Open effort, she wore face masks on the court prior to each match bearing the titles of African American victims of racial injustice.
Yet she hit on the tennis world on the eve of the French Open by declaring she wouldn’t take part in championship media conferences.
She later demonstrated that emotional health problems were supporting the conclusion as she pulled from the championship stating she didn’t desire”for a diversion.” “The fact is I have suffered long bouts of depression as the US Open in 2018 and now I’ve had a very hard time dealing with this,” she clarified.
Osaka withdraws from Wimbledon, Goals Tokyo Olympics
