Osaka mulls break from tennis after US Open loss to Canada's Fernandez

Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka, wiping away tears, says after a shock US Open loss to Leylah Fernandez that she will take an indefinite break from playing tennis

Leylah Annie Fernandez of Canada celebrates after her match against Naomi Osaka of Japan on day five of the 2021 US Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York, US on September 3, 2021.

Osaka, who had won her prior 16 Grand Slam matches, was foiled in a bid for her third US Open crown in four years and the first back-to-back titles since Serena Williams in 2014. But Osaka was broken in the 12th game of the second set, an errant forehand sending her to a tie-breaker.

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