has withdrawn from the french open. it follows her decision to boycott post—match media duties at the grand slam tournament. she had been fined $15,000 by the organisers for failing to attend a news conference following her first—round win. she released a statement on twitter saying "i think now the best thing for the tournament, other players and my wellbeing is that i withdraw so that everyone can get back to focussing on the tennis." in her statement osaka said that talking to the media triggered anxiety. she said she had suffered bouts of depression since winning her first slam title at the us open in 2018 she wrote "anyone that knows me knows i'm introverted. i am not a natural public speaker" there's been lots of reaction on social media already — much of it in support of naomi osaka. writer roxanne gay tweets... "good for osaka for prioritizing her mental health and shame on the french open and tennis governing bodies for making it come to this. the author wajahat ali says: "good for naomi osaka. she has a very bright