Naomi Osaka Pledges to Donate Tennis Winnings to Haiti Earthquake Relief

People reports that Osaka decided to continue her thought, saying, "I feel like I'm kind of at this point where I'm trying to figure out what I want to do, and I honestly don't know when I'm going to play my next tennis match. Sorry."She continued, through tears, "I think I'm going to take a break from playing for a while."Following a , yet often year for Naomi Osaka, the athlete took to Instagram to in late August.

Naomi Osaka has announced that she’s taking an indefinite break from playing tennis.

We may have seen the last of Naomi Osaka for at least this year. In a tearful press conference following her defeat at the hands of Leylah Fernandez Friday night at the US Open, she said she’s “going to take a break for a while.”

Naomi Osaka looked over at her agent and said she wanted to tell the world what the two of them had discussed privately in an Arthur Ashe Stadium hallway after her U.S. Open title defense ended with a racket-tossing, composure-missing, lead-evaporating defeat in the third round.

concern about her mental health struggles on Friday after an emotional display during a third round defeat at the US Open. Osaka, who has been a picture of composure on the court during her career, erupted in frustration during a 5-7 7-6 (2) 6-4 loss to 18-year-old Canadian Leylah Fernandez that ended her Open title defence.

Naomi Osaka clutches her tennis racket in this shot from her match against Leylah Fernandez during the 2021 US Open on Friday (September 3) in New York City.

After withdrawing from the French Open and skipping Wimbledon, defending U.S. Open champion Naomi Osaka’s return to that tournament did not go as expected.

Naomi Osaka continues defending her US Open title! The Haitian-Japanese tennis player won her first 2021 US Open match against Marie Bouzkova of the Czech Republic. The 23-year-old athlete defeated Bouzkova after winning two straight sets.“It‘s an incredible energy.

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The Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s charitable arm has donated a total of $500,000 to crisis relief efforts in Haiti and Afghanistan, the organization announced on Tuesday.The HFPA, the organization behind the Golden Globe Awards, said it sent $125,000 each to Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and Direct Relief to help with emergency response efforts following Haiti’s 7.2 earthquake on Jan. 12 that has left more than 2,200 dead and more than 12,000 injured.

Naomi Osaka talks anxiety and depression, putting her mental health before press events, and more in a new interview with Women’s Health.

2021 Tokyo Olympics didn't go as planned for Simone Biles or Naomi Osaka, but both athletes have used their international platform to promote a conversation that's more important than a medal: speaking out on the importance of athletes protecting and prioritizing their mental health.Despite entering the Tokyo Games as a gold medal favorite in nearly every event, Biles walked away with just her team silver and a bronze on the balance beam.

Naomi Osaka briefly left a press conference in tears. While speaking to reporters on Monday, ahead of her first match at the Western & Southern Open, the 23-year-old tennis star openly cried and left the room after questions from the press.The press conference was Osaka's first since announcing in May that she would not be speaking to the press at the French Open, citing mental health concerns.

Team Naomi. Naomi Osaka‘s Cincinnati Enquirer moment led her agent, Stuart Duguid, to call a reporter a “bully” and accuse him of trying to “intimidate” the professional tennis player with his questions and “appalling behavior.”

Naomi Osaka, 23, broke down in tears on Monday (Aug. 16) while speaking to reporters at her first press conference since withdrawing from the 2021 French Open.

JUST IN: Naomi Osaka learns Coco Gauff draw after Cincinnati prize money pledge to Haiti reliefStuart Duguid, Osaka's agent, criticised the reporter for their comments. "The bully at the Cincinnati Enquirer is the epitome of why player/media relations are so fraught right now.