The four-time Grand Slam singles champion will now prepare to represent Japan at her second Olympic Games on July 26.
Naomi Osaka has quickly turned her attention to the Paris Olympics after a humbling early exit at Wimbledon at the hands of American Emma Navarro.
The Japanese superstar, playing at the All England Club for the first time since 2019, fell 6-4, 6-1 in her second-round match on Centre Court in less than an hour on Wednesday.
The players were tied 3-3 in the first set before the four-time Grand Slam champion lost her way.
Osaka admitted she lacked confidence.
“Honestly, I feel like even though at first it was like we were trading games, I don’t know why, I didn’t feel completely confident in myself,” she said.
“I didn’t feel like I was playing very well. I guess those doubts started to filter into my game. Obviously, the second set wasn’t as good.”
Navarro, ranked 17th in the world, broke his serve in the seventh game and took the first set.
In the second set he tightened the screws, breaking serve twice to go 4-0 up and repeated the feat to seal the match.
Osaka's victory over Diane Parry in the first round on Monday was her first at Wimbledon since 2018.
She is now ranked 113th and returned to the circuit in January after giving birth to her daughter Shai, now one year old.
Osaka said she was unsure what her schedule would look like but said the Paris Olympics, which start later this month, would be a priority.
She reached the third round of the Tokyo Games, held in 2021.
The Paris tennis tournament is taking place on the clay courts of Roland Garros, where Osaka held match point against eventual champion and world number one Iga Swiatek at the recent French Open.
“Since I'm coming out so early, I really want to take my time and train for the Olympics because I want to do well,” she said.
“I know my last match on clay was very good, so I might end up preferring that surface much more than grass now.
“As far as the schedule goes, I don’t know much yet. I think I’ll just go home and see what Shai is doing and then plan from there.”
