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Naomi Osaka, a four-time major champion and the No. 2-ranked women’s tennis player in the world, announced on Twitter and Instagram that she will not be participating in press conferences during the French Open.
Naomi Osaka of Japan practicing on Court Philippe-Chatrier during a practice match against Ashleigh Barty of Australia in preparation for the French Open at Roland Garros.
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“I’ve often felt that people have no regard for athletes mental health and this rings very true whenever I see a press conference or partake in one,” Osaka wrote.”We’re often sat there and asked questions that we’ve been asked multiple times before or asked questions that bring doubt into our minds and I’m just not going to subject myself to people that doubt me.
“I’ve watched many clips of athletes breaking down after a loss in the press room and I know you have as well. I believe that whole situation is kicking a person while they’re down and I don’t understand the reasoning behind it.”
To accompany her post on Instagram, Osaka included videos of another prominent women’s tennis player, Venus Williams, and former NFL running back Marshawn Lynch, in interview situations.
Williams responded to the post, saying, “Girl, do you. Your life is yours to live!”
“Me not doing press is nothing personal to the tournament and a couple journalists have interviewed me since I was young so I have a friendly relationship with most of them,” Osaka wrote. “However, if the organizations think that they can just keep saying, ‘do press or you’re gonna be fined,’ and continue to ignore the mental health of the athletes that are the centerpiece of their cooperation then I just gotta laugh.”
Players can be fined for not participating in press conferences. Osaka addressed this in per post, saying, “I hope the considerable amount that I get fined for this will go towards a mental health charity.”
The main draw of the French Open, the second major event on the tennis calendar, starts on Sunday.
Osaka, 23, who has won both the US Open and Australian Open twice, did not compete at Roland Garros in 2020, citing a hamstring injury. She has not advanced past the third round in this major event.
