Naomi Osaka withdrew from Wimbledon to prepare for the Tokyo Olympics

According to a statement issued by a spokesperson on Thursday, Naomi Osaka will miss another Grand Slam event this calendar year. The 23-year-old tennis star will not participate in the Wimbledon Tennis Open, but instead chooses to focus on preparing for the Olympic Games in Tokyo.

The following is the full statement from Jon Wetheim of Sports Illustrated:

Although Osaka did start participating in the French Open this year, She eventually withdrew from the competition, The reason is that she is worried about her personal mental health.Sent from her that spring Decided not to accept media interviews -She also mentioned her mental health in that announcement-and the subsequent humiliation that some tennis fans and officials gave her instructions.

The latter comes in the form of fines for skipping media obligations and has at least one tweet Secret shooting in Osaka Skip the press conference.

The 23-year-old Osaka will participate in the 2021 competition under the banner of Japan.

According to the ATP and WTA singles rankings as of June 14th, she will join Kei Nishikori and Yoshito Nishioka in the tournament as Japan’s third tennis representative. This will be Osaka’s Olympic debut. Although she is eligible to participate in the competition, Osaka has records Say that people should discuss canceling events, “if it puts people at risk and makes people very uncomfortable.”

Osaka is not the only major tennis star to miss Wimbledon.Rafael Nadal Won’t participate in the competition, The reason is that he hopes to “extend” his career.