Osaka rules out Wimbledon and will return to Tokyo

Japan's Naomi Osaka will not compete at Wimbledon, but she does plan to do so at the Tokyo Olympics.

This was announced by her team this Thursday, through a statement in which it is specified that the tennis player has decided to avoid the great British to "take some time and be with friends and family" and that later, from 24 to 30 In July, she will be "ready for the Games and thrilled to play in front of her home crowd."

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A few days ago, Osaka already offered indications when he gave up playing in Berlin, a preparatory tournament for Wimbledon. The 23-year-old Japanese winner of four Grand Slams is going through a difficult personal moment, since she left Roland Garros two weeks ago after being fined $ 15,000 (12,300 euros) for refusing to offer press conferences. The tennis player then claimed that her decision was due to a "mental health" issue.

In this way, Osaka - eliminated in the first round in the 2019 edition - is the third star to fall off the bill in less than twenty-four hours. At noon, the Spaniard Rafael Nadal announced that he would not participate in the English tournament and that he would not participate in the Olympic event either. And he was picked up by the Austrian Dominic Thiem, who will not go to Tokyo because his season is not being the desired one and prefers to concentrate his efforts on both Wimbledon and the US Open, where he will defend the title obtained last year.

Osaka, on the other hand, will intervene in the Olympics, despite recently questioning it.

"I am an athlete and my first thought is to play," said the Japanese, "but as a human being, I see that we are in a pandemic and if people are not well and are not safe, it is a great concern.

I'm not sure celebrating them is the best thing. "

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