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Retired athletes voiced their support for four-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka, a Valley Stream native, on Saturday after she said she would take a break from tennis having lost her enthusiasm for competition.

Naomi Osaka, a Valley Stream native, said she intends to celebrate her own achievements more and will not worry about the expectations others place on her as she prepares to begin her U.S. Open title defence.

Naomi Osaka will defend her title at the U.S. Open, organizers said on Wednesday, after she withdrew from this year's French Open and Wimbledon on mental health grounds.

World number two Naomi Osaka, a Valley Stream native, said she was under immense pressure to disclose more details when she stepped away from the French Open for a mental health break, but is now ready to make Japan proud at the Tokyo Olympics.

Women's tennis world No. 2 Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from the Wimbledon championship for personal reasons but will be ready for the Tokyo Olympics, her agent said on Thursday.

Naomi Osaka added a second Australian Open title to her two U.S. Open crowns on Saturday but said she would rather "live in the moment" than set ambitious targets for further Grand Slam glory.