BREAKING: Naomi Osaka has suggested she will take an indefinite break from tennis after she was knocked out of the US Open by a teenager.
It was a stunning comeback from the 18-year-old World No. 73 who came back from Osaka serving for the match to claim a 5-7 7-6 6-4 victory.An emotional Osaka told reporters after the match: “I honestly don’t know when I’m going to play my next tennis match ... I think I’m going to take a break from playing for a while.”The four-time Grand Slam winner, saying it caused her mental health distress.
Osaka first broke at 5-all in the first set and did the same in the second, looking to claim a straight sets victory. At the end of the second set she left the court and went to the bathroom — although for nowhere near as long as Stefanos Tsitsipas’ breaks.
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