There are fears it could be some time until we see Naomi Osaka back on court. 9WWOS
Leading commentator, and former player, Sam Smith,at Wimbledon, where she's twice made the third round.
"The English are great at getting around tables and thrashing things out, and obviously we want Naomi to play at Wimbledon, so I'm just hoping the All England Club speak to her management, and Naomi if possible, and find a way to get through this so that's she's OK," she told Wide World of Sports."The irony is she's done this to relieve the pressure from the media, and it's had completely the opposite effect.
"It's caused a media storm, and caused a lot of fallout on her fellow competitors who've had to answer questions about it, which she did not intend at all." For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by
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