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(NEW YORK) — Tennis superstar Naomi Osaka will not compete in this year’s Wimbledon, the second consecutive Grand Slam tournament she has missed due to what she has said are her mental health struggles.
Osaka, who lives in the U.S. but plays for Japan, will compete in the 2021 Summer Olympics, scheduled to begin July 23 in Tokyo.
“Naomi won’t be playing Wimbledon this year. She is taking some personal time with friends and family,” Osaka’s agent, Stuart Duguid, said in a statement to the New York Times. “She will be ready for the Olympics and is
