Naomi Osaka Says Sayonara To The Oldest Tennis Tournament In The World

Written By Hanan Othman

Bye bye Wimbledon

Legendary tennis star Naomi Osaka is moving on from the oldest tennis tournament in the world. News broke today that the celebrity athlete is officially withdrawing from the French Open.

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Naomi Osaka Leaves Wimbledon

Citing mental health concerns, Osaka’s agent has stated she will not be playing for the remainder of the month at the Grand Slam event. According to reports, the girlfriend to East Coast rapper Cordae will make her return to the tennis court for the Tokyo Olympics.

Naomi Osaka will not play in Wimbledon this month but will compete at the Tokyo Olympics, her agent said on Thursday. Osaka’s agent, Stuart Duguid, confirmed that she would skip the grasscourt Grand Slam tournament that begins on June 28 but would play at the Olympics, scheduled to take place from July 23 to Aug. 8. Duguid said in a text message: “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.” (New York Times)

Naomi Osaka Withdraws From Tennis Tournament

In June 2021, Osaka went to her social media channels with a personal message addressing her departure from the French Open. In her message, Naomi confessed her personal challenges in speaking with the media and the reason she missed mandatory meetings with them during the competition.

“The truth is that I have suffered long bouts of depression since the U.S. Open in 2018 and I have had a really hard time coping with that. Anyone that knows me knows I’m introverted, and anyone that has seen me at the tournaments will notice that i’m often wearing headphones as that helps dull my social anxiety. Though the tennis press has always been kind to me (and I wanna apologize especially to all the cool journalists who I may have hurt), I am not a natural public speaker and get huge waves of anxiety before I speak to the world’s media.”

Cordae Promises He’s Almost Done

In March 2021, Maryland native and Osaka boyfriend Cordae hit up his Instagram page with some must-see footage. Along with teasing a new song, Cordae vowed his sophomore album was wrapping and hinted at something else gearing up to drop until the project arrives.

“Album almost done, but sumn’s comin just until then 📶”

Osaka went to his comments section to geek out.

“🔥👌🏾”

Cordae Supports Naomi Osaka

In mid-March 2021, Naomi went to her Instagram page with some details about the heartwarming support Cordae showed her during the US Open Finals. Osaka also hilariously revealed that it was even more touching that Cordae showed up to watch her match even though he didn’t fully understand Tennis as a sport.

“Appreciation post for the mister because I feel like it today 😂🙏🏾this pic was right after winning the US Open finals. He stopped everything he was doing because I FaceTimed him a couple days earlier and said I was feeling sad and lonely in the bubble. I later found out that he hopped on a plane shortly after that call and then quarantined himself for a couple days in a hotel to see me and support. The funniest part is even after doing all this I’m still convinced he doesn’t understand the rules of tennis lol.”

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Written by Hanan Othman

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