The two-time champion Naomi Osaka exploded during the third round of the US Open The last friday, raising concern about your mental health issues.
Playing in his first Grand Slam since retiring from the French Open earlier this year, the tennis player suffered a surprising defeat against the Canadian Leylah Fernandez, ending her title, and causing her to lose her cool on the court.
Osaka, who won the first set, began to have problems at the end of the second when the Canadian took control, which is why Naomi tossed her racket across the court.
Referee Alison Hughes was willing to give Osaka a pass, an act for which many players would have received a code violation, but in the third set the former world number one crashed the ball into the stands.
After the defeat, Naomi Osaka just left the court in complete silence.
Later in a press conference, lThe tennis player talked about his unusual emotional display at the US Open.
“I’m not quite sure why,” Osaka said when asked about his lack of restraint. “I was telling myself to be calm, but I feel like maybe there was a boiling point.”
In addition, he said that he didn’t know when he would play his next tennis match againas he planned to take a break from the sport.
“Basically, I feel like I’m at this point where I’m trying to figure out what I want to do,” Osaka said, wiping a tear away. “I honestly don’t know when I’m going to play my next tennis match. I think I’m going to take a break from playing for a while. “
Although many players have broken rackets and balls during matches, even Osaka at times, the 23-year-old tennis player had always maintained her composure.
Naomi Osaka has been open about her struggles with depression and anxiety and has also confessed that you don’t particularly like being in the spotlight.
In fact, that was the reason why you withdrew from the French Open, amid controversy over his decision to skip all tournament press conferences to protect his mental health.
He later retired from Wimbledon before returning to competition in the Tokyo Olympics, where he had the honor of lighting the Olympic cauldron.
“I feel sorry for myself recently, like when I win I don’t feel happy,” Osaka said. “I feel more like a relief. And then when I lose, I feel very sad. I don’t think that’s normal ”, said the tennis player during the meeting with journalists.
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