Naomi Osaka pulls out of Wimbledon 2021 after Rafael Nadal however will play in Tokyo Olympics

Women’s tennis world No. 2 Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from the Wimbledon championship for private causes however can be prepared for the Tokyo Olympics, her agent stated on Thursday. Naomi Osaka has not gone previous the semifinals on the Wimbledon (AFP Photo)HIGHLIGHTSNaomi Osaka will skip Wimbledon 2021 to take some private time with family and friendsOsaka had pulled out of the French Open 2021 after her first-round win at Roland GarrosOsaka is the second big-ticket participant to tug out of The Championships after Rafael NadalNaomi Osaka has determined to tug out of the Wimbledon 2021 however she is going to participate on this yr’s Olympic Games in Japan, the tennis participant’s agent confirmed on Thursday. The Championships can be performed between June 28 to July 11 this yr.Four-time Grand Slam champion Osaka had withdrawn from the French Open 2021 final month following her first spherical victory after organisers fined her $15,000 and threatened her with suspension from the Roland Garros when she refused to attend the obligatory post-match press conferences.“Naomi won’t be playing Wimbledon this year. She is taking some personal time with friends and family. She will be ready for the Olympics and is excited to play in front of her home fans,” Osaka’s agent Stuart Duguid wrote in an e-mail to Reuters.Osaka is the second big-ticket participant to skip The Championships after Rafael Nadal, who introduced his choice to tug out in a bid to deal with caring for his physique and prolonging his profession.Nadal in truth, will not be collaborating in subsequent month’s Tokyo Olympics as properly.20-time Grand Slam winner Nadal, who was crushed by eventual champion Novak Djokovic the Roland Garros semifinals earlier this month, stated the brief hole between Roland Garros and Wimbledon, beginning June 28, would not enable him sufficient time to get better. Nadal maintained that Olympic Games will all the time be particular to him and that he had the honour of representing Spain in 3 Olympics.”Hi all, I have decided not to participate at this year’s Championships at Wimbledon and the Olympic Games in Tokyo. It’s never an easy decision to take but after listening to my body and discuss it with my team I understand that it is the right decision,” Nadal stated.”The goal is to prolong my career and continue to do what makes me happy, that is to compete at the highest level and keep fighting for those professional and personal goals at the maximum level of competition,” he added.Click right here for IndiaToday.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.