Sport
Osaka earns support after announcing break from sport
American 22nd seed Reilly Opelka calls R143,000 fine for unapproved bag a ‘joke’
Retired athletes voiced their support for four-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka after she said she would take a break from tennis having lost her enthusiasm for competition.
The world No.3 suffered a stunning defeat in the third round of the US Open on Friday, before tearfully telling reporters she planned to take an indefinite break from the sport.
“I feel recently, when I win I don’t feel happy. I feel more relief,” said Japan’s Osaka, months after publicly disclosing that she had suffered from depression...
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