Naomi Osaka also cancels for Wimbledon
The 2022 Wimbledon tournament will take place without Naomi Osaka . That became known on Saturday.
by tennisnet.com
last edit: Jun 18, 2022, 04:23 pm
The organizers of the WTA Tour 500 tournament in Berlin were slightly upset about Naomi Osaka's late cancellation. As it turns out, however, the four-time Grand Slam winner is not ready for Wimbledon either. Because Osaka will not start there this year. Which continues their misery. The Japanese also had to pass due to injury in Rome.
Osaka has played 17 matches this season, winning twelve of them. Her last appearance was in the first round of the French Open, where she lost, as at the Australian Open, to American Amanda Anisimova.
The cancellation of Wimbledon will not affect your ranking: Last year, Osaka in south-west London was also unable to start. So you don't lose any points from the rating. As is well known, the WTA decided not to award points due to the exclusion of the Russian and Belarusian players in 2022. Which is not good news for a player like Karolina Pliskova: The Czech, who only lost in the final last year to Ashleigh Barty, who has since retired, loses her 1,200 points. No chance to defend them.