Published 3 years ago

Why Naomi Osaka dropped out of Wimbledon: What you need to know

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Naomi Osaka will not play at Wimbledon, according to her agent Stuart Duguid. Osaka will return for the Tokyo Olympic games, Duguid added. The 23-year-old athlete had withdrawn from the French Open last month. She cited mental health reasons and the social stresses of attending post-match press conferences.

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Yahoo News

Tennis-Osaka pulls out of Wimbledon but aims for Olympics

(Reuters) -Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from this month's Wimbledon championships for personal reasons but her agent said on Thursday that the world number two will be ready for the Tokyo Olympics. Japan's Osaka quit the French Open last month following her first-round victory after organisers fined her $15,000 and threatened her with expulsion from the tournament when she refused to attend mandatory post-match press conferences. Wimbledon organi…

3 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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The Guardian

Mental health struggles are ubiquitious. We are all Naomi Osaka now

The tennis star has helped to shine a light on an issue that is only growing by the dayIn late May, the tennis champ Naomi Osaka withdrew from the French Open, after officials fined her $15,000 and threatened to suspend her from the tournament for opting out of mandatory media activities. In her statement, Osaka explained that she was having to contend with “huge waves of anxiety” before each speaking engagement, and that she’d also struggled wi…

3 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Why Naomi Osaka dropped out of Wimbledon: What you need to know

Naomi Osaka intends to return at the Olympics in July.

3 years ago·New York, United States

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WION

Tennis: Naomi Osaka pulls out of Wimbledon but aims for Olympics

Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from this month's Wimbledon championships for personal reasons, but her agent said that world number two will be ready for the Tokyo Olympics. Japan's Osaka quit the French Open last month following her first-round victory after organizers fined her $15,000 and threatened her with expulsion from the tournament when she refused to attend mandatory post-match press conferences. The 23-year-old, who said she has "social an…

3 years ago·Noida, India

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NBC Sports

Rafael Nadal pulls out of Wimbledon and Tokyo Olympics - NBC Sports

MADRID — Rafael Nadal will not play at Wimbledon or at the Tokyo Olympics, saying Thursday he has decided to skip the two tournaments after “listening” to his body.Nadal, who reached the French Open semifinals last week but lost to Novak Djokovic, has won the title at Wimbledon twice, in 2008 and 2010. He also won the Olympic gold medal in singles at the 2008 Beijing Games and in doubles at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games.“The goal is to prolong m…

3 years ago·Stamford, United States

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Sputnik News [🇷🇺-affiliated]

Four-Time Grand Slam Champ Naomi Osaka Will Be Ready for Tokyo Olympics Despite Skipping Wimbledon

The world's No.2 Naomi Osaka earlier withdrew from the French Open after she was refused permission to dodge mandatory post-match press conferences that she claimed were adding to her anxiety and depression. Her boycott of required media interviews resulted in some $15,000 in fines against the player.

3 years ago·Russian Federation

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