we are sorry and sad for naomi osaka. - the outcome of naomi withdrawingj from roland garros is unfortunate. he then left without taking questions. it was left to others to ask if lessons could be learned. because of covid, you know, the landscape s changed somewhat. so, i think perhaps we need to look at psychological assessments before grand slams. and we re only on the second grand slam of the year here, and clearly top players are suffering and are feeling very vulnerable. osaka has put no timeframe on her return, but the issues are delicate and complicated as the sport now tries to find a way forward with one of its greatest players. katie gornall, bbc news. and after one of the wettest mays on record many parts of the uk are enjoying some scorching weather with the hottest temperature so far this year recorded in myerscough in lancashire at 25.9 degrees.
the head of the french tennis federation had this to say. we are sorry and sad for naomi osaka. - the outcome of naomi withdrawingj from roland garros is unfortunate. he then left, without taking questions. it was left to others to ask if lessons could be learned. because of covid, you know, the landscape s changed somewhat, so i think, perhaps, we need to look at psychological assessments before grand slams. we re only in the second grand slam of the year here and, clearly, top players are suffering and are feeling very vulnerable. osaka has put no timeframe on her return, but the issues are delicate and complicated, as the sport now tries to find a way forward with one of its greatest players. katie gornall, bbc news. racheljones is a psychologist who has worked across the sporting world in australia including super rugby, and professional