Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from the Australian Open

Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from the 2023 Australian Open, the tournament confirmed via Twitter on Sunday. Dayana Yastremska of Ukraine will be competing in her place.

"Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from the Australian Open," the tweet read. "We will miss her at #AO2023." The reason for her withdrawal was not given. 

Osaka, 25, made headlines in 2021 when she withdrew from the French Open, rather than be forced to attend mandatory press conferences, which hard earned her a $15,000 fine and she had been threatened with suspension. She candidly spoke about the toll the sport was taking on her mental health, writing on Instagram in May 2021, "I have suffered long bouts of depression … and I have had a really hard time coping with that."