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Naomi Osaka in action at Roland Garros 2021 | AFP Late on Monday night in Paris, when the first round action at Roland Garros was ongoing, Naomi Osaka announced her withdrawal from the tournament following the fall-out from her decision to boycott media activity at the Grand Slam, saying she has “suffered long bouts of depression” and needed to “take some time away from the court”. It was an unsavoury end to an episode that escalated in the first two days of the Grand Slam after the 23-year-old announced last week that she would not be doing the mandatory press conf...

Rafael Nadal and Ash Barty have delicately delivered the cold reality to rogue tennis star Naomi Osaka, who is refusing to back down.

World number two Naomi Osaka has sparked a debate among tennis players after opting to boycott media conferences at this year’s French Open.

Nadal, Djokovic, Federer in same half of French Open draw Defending champion likely to meet world number one in semi-finals of year’s second Grand Slam AFP May 28, 2021 PARIS: Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer, the three most successful men in Grand Slam tennis history, were on Thursday all drawn in the same half of the French Open. Having slipped to number three in the world, it was always likely that Nadal, the 13-time champion, would face top-ranked Djokovic before the final. The two great rivals could now meet in the semi-finals this year. Tournament director Guy Forget ad...

Osaka call to boycott press conference blasted as 'unacceptable' The head of French tennis criticised the Japanese star who said she was concerned by the effect of news conferences on her mental health. By AFP Thursday 27 May 2021, 10:53 PM 1 hour ago 1,696 Views 0 Comments Image: Dppi/Rob Prange Image: Dppi/Rob Prange NAOMI OSAKA’S DECISION to boycott press conferences at Roland Garros was blasted as a “phenomenal error” by the head ...