Naomi Osaka is a Japanese professional tennis player. She has been ranked world No. 1 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association.
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Naomi Osaka is a four-time Grand Slam singles champion, with two Australian Open and two US Open titles.
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Naomi Osaka has pulled out of the Australian Open, organizers of the season’s first Grand Slam which begins on Jan. 16 announced on Sunday without elaborating on the reason.
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Her name was on the entry list for the Australian Open but Osaka was not scheduled to play in warm-up tournaments in Adelaide and Hobart, raising doubts about her participation in the hardcourt major.
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Naomi Osaka has not played on the WTA Tour since pulling out of her match against Beatriz Haddad Maia in the Pan Pacific Open second round in Tokyo in September due to illness.
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She had crashed out in the first round of three tournaments before that event, including the U.S. Open.
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Her withdrawal marks a double blow for Australian Open organizers a day after American seven-times Grand Slam champion Venus Williams was ruled out due to injury.
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Osaka, who has slipped to 42 in the world rankings, had taken a break to prioritize her mental health after skipping the 2021 French Open and later said that she was battling depression.
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Naomi Osaka is one of the highest-earning women athletes in the world but her latest pullout is likely to further fuel speculation about whether she will continue her playing career.
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