BBCNEWS BBC News June 1, 2021 08:36:00
I never wanted to be a distraction." osaka says she's suffered long bouts of depression since winning the us open three years ago, and she gets huge waves of anxiety before speaking to the media. now she says she's taking time away. osaka chose not to speak to the press, she said, to preserve her mental health. tennis authorities had fined her and threatened disqualification. now some feel the sport could learn lessons. had the organisers known that she was suffering from depression, would they have gone out so strongly with a statement? probably not. i think saying that she was potentially go...