Naomi Osaka is leaving Wimbledon and will be preparing for the Tokyo Olympics instead

Naomi Osaka will miss another Grand Slam this calendar year, according to a note released by a spokeswoman on Thursday. The 23-year-old tennis star will not be competing at Wimbledon and wants to focus on being ready to compete in the Olympics in Tokyo.

Here is the full statement, according to Sports Illustrated’s Jon Wetheim:

While Osaka initially competed in the French Open this year, he finally came out of the competition, citing concerns about his personal well-being. That spring came out of there the decision not to speak to the press – He also mentioned mental health in that ad – and some tennis fans and officials sent his management to the subsequent embarrassment.

The latter came in as a fine for skipping media duties, and had at least one tweet thin-veiled shot in Osaka for skipping press conferences.

Osaka, 23, will compete under the Japanese flag in the 2021 matches.

He will compete alongside Kei Nishikori and Yoshihito Nishioka from June 14 as the third representative of Japanese tennis. It is automatically ranked based on individual ATP and WTA rankings as of June 14th. It will be Osaka’s Olympic debut. Although it qualifies for the games, Osaka has become a record that people should have a discussion about canceling the event “if it puts people at risk and makes people very uncomfortable”.

Osaka is not the only major tennis star missing from Wimbledon. Rafael Nadal nor will it compete, citing a desire to “extend” his career.