Naomi Osaka pulled out of the BNP Paribas Open, a move that was expected after she indicated following her US Open loss this month that she planned to take another extended break from tennis. (More Tennis News)
Japanese Osaka, who sat out of Wimbledon this year, returned at Tokyo Olympics but made a surprise exit in the third round.
Naomi Osaka pulled out of the BNP Paribas Open, a move that was expected after she indicated following her US Open loss this month that she planned to take another extended break from tennis. (More Tennis News)
The withdrawal was announced by the official Twitter feed for the hard-court tournament at Indian Wells, which is scheduled for October 4-17 after twice being delayed during the coronavirus pandemic.
Osaka is a four-time Grand Slam champion who has been ranked No. 1 and is currently No. 8. She last played at the US Open, where her title defense ended with a third-round loss to eventual runner-up Leylah Fernandez on September 3.
After that defeat, Osaka said: 바카라I honestly don바카라t know when I바카라m going to play my next tennis match.바카라 Osaka, a 23-year-old who was born in Japan and now is based in the US, took time off earlier this season, a mental health break that began when she withdrew from the French Open before her second-round match.
She also sat out Wimbledon, then returned for the Tokyo Olympics, where she lit the cauldron during the opening ceremony. 바카라I feel like for me, recently, when I win, I don바카라t feel happy, I feel more like a relief. And then when I lose, I feel very sad,바카라 Osaka said at her news conference following the 5-7, 7-6 (2), 6-4 loss to Fernandez at Flushing Meadows.
바카라I don't think that's normal.바카라