Naomi Osaka skips Wimbledon, will play at Tokyo Olympics usatoday.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from usatoday.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
French Open chiefs insisted Sunday that they treated Naomi Osaka with "care and respect" after being accused of heavy-handedness towards the Japanese star who withdrew from Roland Garros, revealing she had suffered long term with depression. World number two Osaka was fined $15,000 and threatened with Grand Slam disqualification for refusing to attend mandatory press conferences. "I think we really cared for her. We really tried to engage. We.
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French Open organizers attempted to speak with Naomi Osaka before the Japanese star withdrew from the tournament. We really tried to engage with Naomi several times, several ways, including on the practice courts, including in writing, said Amelie Oudea-Castera, the French tennis federation director general, per Samuel Petrequin of the Associated Press.
Osaka announced before the tournament she would not do any press at Roland Garros, which led to a $15,000 fine from the governing body.
Oudea-Castera noted they could have fined the 23-year-old up to $20,000 for skipping the mandatory press conference but chose a lower amount.
French officials defend Naomi Osaka treatment parisguardian.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from parisguardian.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.