PARIS: World number two Naomi Osaka let her racquet do the talking at the French Open on Sunday, resolutely maintaining her media boycott but briefly telling a TV interviewer that her clay court.
Naomi Osaka Reacts to Being Fined $15,000 For Skipping French Open 2021 Press Conference Naomi Osaka is speaking out. Earlier this week, the 23-year-old tennis player announced that she will not be doing any interviews with the press during the 2021…
Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from the French Open, announcing Monday on social media that she will "take some time away from the court" one day after she was fined and threatened with harsher sanctions for skipping her mandatory media obligations.
May 31, 2021
SOURCE: Al Jazeera – Japan’s tennis player Naomi Osaka could be thrown out of the French Open if she continues to boycott post-match news conferences at the tournament, the board of Grand Slam tennis tournaments said.
Osaka, who was fined $15,000 for skipping the news conference after her first-round victory at Roland Garros, could also face suspension from other Grand Slam tournaments, it added.
Earlier this week, the four-time Grand Slam champion said she would not face the press during the French Open, citing mental health reasons.
“I’ve often felt that people have no regard for athletes mental health and this rings very true whenever I see a press conference or partake in one,” she said in a statement posted on Twitter on Wednesday.