“I’m writing this to say I’m not going to do any press during Roland Garros,” the Japanese player wrote on Twitter.
“I’ve often felt that people have no regard for athletes’ mental health and this rings true whenever I see a press conference or partake in one.
“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.”
Expecting players to answer questions after losses amounted to “kicking a person while they’re down”, Osaka added.
Roland-Garros: Naomi Osaka ne fera aucune conférence de presse pour sa santé mentale
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2021 Sound Running Day 2 Recap: Centro Sends a Message with 3:35 Victory; Bromell (9.92) Keeps Rolling
May 15, 2021
One of the biggest questions heading into day 2 of the Sound Running Track Meet in Irvine, Calif., is whether Olympic 1500-meter champion
Matthew Centrowitz would be able to show improvement after a rocky start to his 2021 campaign.
The answer was a resounding yes, as Centrowitz took a commanding victory in the men’s 1500 meters in 3:35.26 to send a message to the rest of the US 1500 corps. The other big result came in the men’s 100m, as
Trayvon Bromell made it a perfect three-for-three in 100m finals this year, blowing away the field with a time of 9.92 to win by .30. Bromell now owns two of the three fastest times in the world this year.