Naomi Osaka pulls out of Wimbledon with Achilles injury

Naomi Osaka pulled from Wimbledon on Saturday. It was due to a lingering problem in her left Achilles tendon. It is the second consecutive year she has decided not to participate in the grass-court Grand Slam tournament.

The former No. 1 player and four-time major champion was also a former No. The former No. 1 player and four-time major champion posted a photo of her on a grass court and wrote: “My Achilles still isn’t right so I’ll see you next.

Osaka was defeated. said she was leaning toward missing Wimbledon because the professional tennis tours aren’t ranking points awarded — a response to the All England Club’s decision to bar all players from Russia and Belarus over the war in Ukraine.

“I don’t understand why, but I feel that if Wimbledon is played without points, it’s more like an exhibit. Right? My brain feels this way. Osaka: “Whenever I think of something as an exhibition, it’s impossible for me to do it 100%.” said then. “I haven’t made my decision yet, but I am leaning more towards not participating, given the current circumstances.”

Osaka did her mental health break after she pulled out of the French Open just before her second-round match, and she didn’t play at Wimbledon in 2011.

Since 2018, she has not won a match at All England Club. Osaka lost the first round of Wimbledon 2019 and the tournament was canceled due to the coronavirus epidemic in 2020.

All four Grand Slam titles won by Osaka were on hard courts, at the U.S. Open in 2020 and 2020, and the Australian Open in 2019-2021.

Osaka, 24 years old, has played just 17 matches this year and her ranking fell below No. 43 this week.