Naomi Osaka pulls out of Berlin event

BERLIN: World No. 2 Naomi Osaka, who controversially exited the French Open tennis citing mental health issues, has also withdrawn from the Berlin WTA grass court tournament beginning June 14. Tournament organizers said on Monday that Naomi Osaka, who had withdrawn exactly a week ago from Roland Garros, had informed them that she would not start in the Berlin tournament.

The Japanese, winner of three Grand Slam titles, has not made it clear when she would like to get back on court. With the Wimbledon set to commence on June 28 and the Tokyo Olympics beginning on July 23, the Berlin tournament would have been the ideal preparation for the grass-court major and the Olympics. Agencies

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