Judy Murray has sympathised with Naomi Osaka after the world No 2 withdrew from the French Open having been threatened with expulsion for not speaking to the media. The 23-year-old from Japan said last week she didn’t want to take part in press conferences at Roland Garros to ‘protect her mental health’. She picked up … Read more
The grand slams have pledged to work to improve the player experience at major tournaments following Naomi Osaka‘s withdrawal from the French Open. A strong joint statement from the slams on Sunday threatening the world number two with disqualification and a ban from future tournaments if she did not reverse her decision not to fulfil … Read more
Osaka, 23, announced last week that she would not be taking media questions at Roland-Garros because she thinks journalists ‘doubt’ her and she didn’t want to ‘subject’ herself to their tough questions More tennis stars are reversing their criticism of Naomi Osaka after she pulled out of the French Open on Monday and revealed she … Read more
Naomi Osaka’s tennis career is ‘IN DANGER’ says three-time Wimbledon winner Boris Becker – because he says she ‘can’t cope with part of the job’ after Japanese star withdrew from the French Open following reaction to her media boycott Naomi Osaka has pulled out of the French Open in the wake of her media boycott … Read more
Naomi Osaka, 23, PULLS OUT of French Open in wake of her media boycott as she says she is ‘taking time away from the court’ and reveals her depression and social anxiety struggles By Pa Sport Published: 19:04 BST, 31 May 2021 | Updated: 19:13 BST, 31 May 2021 Naomi Osaka has announced that she … Read more
Naomi Osaka, 23, on Sunday at Roland Garros. She refused to take part in the press conference afterwards, saying she didn’t want to ‘subject’ herself to journalists because they ‘doubt’ her and she wanted to protect her mental health Tennis veterans Patrick McEnroe and Billie Jean King weighed into the row over Naomi Osaka‘s decision … Read more
Tennis icon Billie Jean King says she is ‘torn’ over Naomi Osaka‘s decision not to speak to the press during the French Open. The world No 2 announced before the Grand Slam that she was not going to be talking to the media to protect her mental health and, following her first round win on … Read more
Last Wednesday on social media that she would not participate in the mandatory media interviews at Roland-Garros 2021. Following this announcement, the Roland-Garros teams asked her to reconsider her position and tried unsuccessfully to speak with her to check on her well-being, understand the specifics of her issue and what might be done to address it … Read more
MIKE DICKSON: I sympathise with Naomi Osaka’s plight, but talking is part of the deal – nobody is bigger than the game and the Grand Slams are right to reassert that principle Sharing your thoughts is a key part of the grand bargain of professional sports There is a reason every player who reaches the … Read more
Last Wednesday on social media that she would not participate in the mandatory media interviews at Roland-Garros 2021. Following this announcement, the Roland-Garros teams asked her to reconsider her position and tried unsuccessfully to speak with her to check on her well-being, understand the specifics of her issue and what might be done to address it … Read more
Rafael Nadal questions Naomi Osaka’s press boycott at the French Open… with world No 2 warning rivals that ‘we will not be the athletes that we are today’ WITHOUT the media Rafael Nadal says he respects Naomi Osaka’s decision but doesn’t agree with it The 23-year-old revealed her decision via a social media post earlier … Read more
As someone who began facing very large press conferences at the age of seventeen I can understand why they might make Naomi Osaka uneasy. Yet I cannot agree with her refusing to speak to the media at the forthcoming French Open, as she announced this week. When I heard about it my first thought is … Read more