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: 12:51 BST, 1 … 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 Naomi Osaka has pulled out of the French Open in the wake of her media boycott … 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Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from the French Open and announced that she will be stepping back from tennis.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

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

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 By Pa Sport Published: 19:04 BST, 31 May 2021 | Updated: 19:13 BST, 31 May 2021 Naomi Osaka has announced that she … 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

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

PIERS MORGAN: Narcissistic Naomi’s cynical exploitation of mental health to silence the media

Naomi Osaka is a brilliant tennis player. The big-serving Japanese star is the first Asian woman to become No1 in the world rankings and has won four Grand Slam singles titles. She is also the highest-paid female athlete in the world, raking in $55.2 million in the past 12 months, $5.2 million from tennis winnings … Read more

PIERS MORGAN: Narcissistic Naomi’s cynical exploitation of mental health to silence the media

Naomi Osaka is a brilliant tennis player. The big-serving Japanese star is the first Asian woman to become No1 in the world rankings and has won four Grand Slam singles titles. She is also the highest-paid female athlete in the world, raking in $55.2 million in the past 12 months, $5.2 million from tennis winnings … Read more

Billie Jean King admits she is ‘TORN’ over world No 2 Naomi Osaka’s French Open media boycott

Tennis icon Billie Jean King says she is ‘torn’ over Naomi Osaka‘s decision not to speak to the press during the French Open.   The world No 2 announced before the Grand Slam that she was not going to be talking to the media to protect her mental health and, following her first round win on … Read more