Lewis Hamilton criticises French Open for fining Naomi Osaka

‘I was thrown into the pit… we need to be more supporting’: Lewis Hamilton wades into the Naomi Osaka row and calls French Open organisers ‘not cool’ for fining her £10,500 over media boycott – and says he struggled with the same pressures Naomi Osaka was fined £10,500 by French Open chiefs after her first-round … Read more

Inside the $7million Beverly Hills home Naomi Osaka bought from Nick Jonas

After publicly withdrawing from the French Open on Monday to focus on her mental health, tennis star Naomi Osaka is spending some time relaxing at the $7 million Beverly Hills home she bought from Nick Jonas. The sports icon retreated to the 41,000-square foot property after dropping out of the Open amid backlash when she … Read more

Naomi Osaka WON’T be given special treatment at Wimbledon this month

Naomi Osaka will not receive any special treatment at Wimbledon this summer after the world No 2 withdrew from the French Open on Monday because of mental health concerns. The Japanese star pulled out at Roland Garros after refusing to attend mandatory post-match press conferences and revealing she had been suffering from bouts of depression … Read more

Judy Murray backs Naomi Osaka after her French Open withdrawal amid mental health struggles

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

Tennis greats reverse criticism of Naomi Osaka, 23, after she revealed her bouts of depression

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 Boris Becker after French Open withdrawal

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 By Kieran Jackson For Mailonline Published: 11:38 BST, 1 June 2021 | Updated: 12:31 BST, 1 … Read more

Naomi Osaka WITHDRAWS from French Open after her media boycott as world No 2 opens up on depression

Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from the French Open and announced that she will be stepping back from tennis. The world No 2 – who won her opening match of this year’s tournament at Roland Garros against Patricia Maria Tig on Sunday – stated that she had suffered ‘long bouts of depression’ since winning the US Open … Read more

Patrick McEnroe and Billie Jean King say it’s part of the job to do press

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

I sympathise with Naomi Osaka, but talking is part of the deal – nobody is bigger than the game

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

Naomi Osaka faces being thrown out of French Open if she continues to refuse to speak to the media

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