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 received a … 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 World No 2 Naomi Osaka has pulled out of the rest of this year’s French Open The Japanese won her opening match … 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
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 drew level with Roger Federer on 20 Grand Slams after beating Novak Djokovic to win the French Open on Sunday. Nadal and Federer are two of the sport’s most adored players and are deservedly in the conversation to be recognised as the greatest of all time. But who has achieved GOAT status in … Read more
You can make an emergency switch of date from Paris in the springtime to the chilly autumn, but the outcome is just the same. You could move the French Open to the Christmas and New Year period with snow on the ground, and Rafael Nadal would still probably win it. This Roland Garros triumph on … Read more
Police open investigation into alleged match-fixing during French Open women’s doubles match as bookmakers flag suspicious betting activity on Yana Sizikova’s serve to be broken in second set of fifth game French Open game is being investigated following suspicions of match-fixing Bookmakers raised the alarm after noticing unusual betting patterns in a game It is … Read more