Naomi Osaka withdraws from Wimbledon with Achilles injury

Osaka withdrew from Wimbledon with an injury.

She wasn't sure if she would play Wimbledon because of its lack of ranking points.

The points from Wimbledon were taken away after the tournament banned Russian and Belarusian players for their involvement in the conflict in Ukraine.

Osaka's name appeared on the singles entry list for Wimbledon, but she has not appeared in any of the grass-court events.

After her first-round French Open exit, Osaka said she was not sure if she would attend the SW19 tournament.

In May of this year, Osaka said that the decision to strip Wimbledon of points was not a good one.

If I don't have points, I feel like I'm playing an exhibition. I'm aware that this isn't true. I feel that way in my brain.

I would love to go, just to get some experience on the grass court, but at the same time I'm the type of player that gets motivated by seeing my ranking go up

The world number 43 took several breaks from the sport last year to protect her mental health, which has caused her to slip down the rankings.

In the last two years, Osaka has won the US Open and the Australian Open, but has never advanced past the third round at Wimbledon.

Eugenie Bouchard withdrew from the tournament because she didn't have enough points.

The former world number five from Canada was able to enter the Wimbledon main draw under her protected ranking after a lengthy absence due to shoulder surgery.

Only a limited number of protected ranking entries are given to players.

"As much as I love Wimbledon and skipping it makes me sad, using a protected ranking entry at a tournament with no ranking points doesn't make sense."

I need to use my PR entries at tournaments to get back to where I want to be.

The US Open and Australian Open are protected by the Grand Slam.