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Naomi Osaka may step away from tennis again after US Open loss

Naomi Osaka sounds like she’s ready to take another break from tennis.

Osaka, after her third-round loss to Canadian teenager Leylah Fernandez at the US Open on Friday night, said that she is still dealing with mental health issues that led her to step back from tennis earlier this year.

The sport, the 23-year-old said tearfully, isn’t fun for her right now.

“I feel like for me recently, like when I win I don’t feel happy. I feel more like a relief,” she said while tearing up, via Sporting News’ Jackie Spiegel.