Naomi Osaka, a US Open defending champion who was knocked out in Round 3 on Friday, announced that she would be taking a career break for some time, wiping away tears in the post-match press conference. “Honestly, I don’t know when I’m going to play my next tennis match. I think I’m going to take a break for a while,” said the Haitian Japanese who had also cracked this way two weeks ago at the tournament in Cincinnati In June when she withdrew before the second round of Roland Garros, confident to have anxiety problems, marked by “several depressive episodes”.
Once again, the stars of the sports world did not hesitate to show their support for the young tenniswoman. “Good decision. Young, trying to understand life, how to win regularly, and as a famous athlete, it’s difficult! Also trying to be an agent of change. Definitely harder!”, Wrote on Twitter the Four-time Olympic gold medalist Michael Johnson.
