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Naomi Osaka Withdraws From Wimbledon As She Focuses On Her Personal Time Before The Olympics

<p>It looks like Naomi Osaka will continue to place her focus on the things that matter most when it comes to her mental health&period; On Thursday&comma; her team released a statement announcing that she will be withdrawing from Wimbledon&comma; which makes it the second Grand Slam tournament she has decided to opt-out of&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to <em><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;espn&period;com&sol;tennis&sol;story&sol;&lowbar;&sol;id&sol;31653392&sol;world-no-2-naomi-osaka-withdraws-wimbledon-take-personal-friends-family">ESPN<&sol;a><&sol;em>&comma; Naomi&&num;8217&semi;s agent released a statement and said&comma; &&num;8220&semi;Naomi won&&num;8217&semi;t be playing Wimbledon this year&period; She is taking some personal time with friends and family&period; She will be ready for the Olympics and is excited to play in front of her home fans&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>As <em><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;naomi-osaka-withdraws-from-french-open-to-prioritize-her-mental-health-update&sol;">previously<&sol;a><&sol;em> reported&comma; Naomi recently pulled out of the French Open before the second round after she was fined and criticized for deciding not to participate in the press conferences following the matches&period; Naomi has been open about dealing with anxiety and depression since winning her first Grand Slam title back in 2018&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Prior to the French Open starting&comma; she released a statement warning that she wouldn&&num;8217&semi;t be doing press&period; At that time she said&comma; &&num;8220&semi;I’ve often felt like people have no regard for athletes’ mental health and this rings very true whenever I see a press conference or partake in one&period;&&num;8221&semi; After receiving a &dollar;15&comma;000 fine after winning the first round she withdrew from the remainder of the tournament&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Shortly after&comma; she made the decision to withdraw from the Berlin WTA 5000 grass-court tournament&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Wimbledon tweeted out a message of support to Naomi Thursday and <em><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;Wimbledon&sol;status&sol;1405628791083487237&quest;s&equals;20">said<&sol;a><&sol;em>&comma; 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