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Tennis.-Naomi Osaka also resigns from the Berlin tournament after leaving Roland Garros

MADRID, 7 (EUROPA PRESS)

The Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka, number two in the world, will not participate next week in the Berlin tournament, of the WTA 500 category and that is played on grass, a loss that comes a week after retiring from Roland Garros.

“Unfortunately, we have received the news that Naomi Osaka will not be able to compete in Berlin. After consulting with her representatives, she will take a break,” announced the tournament organizers.

It is still unclear how much time off Osaka will take and if he will compete at Wimbledon, the third ‘Grand Slam’ of the season, starting June 28. On May 31, he left Roland Garros after his controversial decision not to attend the media, assuring that it causes him “great anxiety” to talk to journalists, in addition to confessing that he has had several episodes of depression.

“This is not a situation that I did not intend to provoke. I think that now the best thing for the tournament, for the other players and for my own well-being is that I retire so that everyone can return to focus on the tennis that takes place in Paris . I never wanted to be a distraction and I accept that the moment was not ideal and my message could have been clearer, “he announced then in a statement.

After not wanting to participate in press conferences, the four ‘Grand Slam’ criticized her attitude and threatened, in a joint statement, with a possible disqualification and even a refusal to participate in future tournaments if she did not reconsider her decision not to attend the event. press.

Osaka confessed that she had suffered bouts of depression since winning her first ‘big’ at the US Open in 2018, and that talking to the media causes her anxiety. “I have suffered major problems with depression since the US Open 2018 and I am having a hard time dealing with it. Everyone who knows me knows that I am an introvert; I always wear headphones, which helps me cope with my social anxiety,” he said.

“In Paris I have felt vulnerable and anxious again, and I believed that I should take care of myself and avoid press conferences (…) I have apologized privately to the tournament. I will take time off the slopes and when it is the Now, I want to talk to the circuit to talk about how to do things better with the players, the press and the fans, “he concluded.

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