Overview

• Osaka was ousted by Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 in the third round at Wimbledon on July 4.
• In her post-match press conference she apologized for being “negative” and admitted she had “nothing positive to say” about herself.
• On Threads she criticized outlets for clipping only her post-loss interviews and urged them to share her responses after victories.
• In an Instagram post she reflected on a conversation with her father about feeling “closer to the end” of her career and vowed to savor her journey.
• Earlier this year she set a self-imposed ranking threshold for continuing on tour and said falling below it would prompt her to step away to spend more time with her daughter.