French Open
\nNaomi Osaka will not take questions from the media at the French Open, citing the impact of news conferences on the mental health of players. Japan\u2019s four-time Grand Slam champion, 23, said expecting players to answer questions after a defeat amounted to \u201ckicking a person while they\u2019re down\u201d.
\nThe world number two has won two Australian Open and two US Open titles but is yet to win at Roland Garros. The French Open gets under way in Paris on Sunday, 30 May. \u201cI\u2019ve often felt that people have no regard for athletes\u2019 mental health and this rings true whenever I see a press conference or partake in one,\u201d Osaka said.
\n\u201cWe\u2019re often sat there and asked questions that we\u2019ve been asked multiple times before or asked questions that bring doubt into our minds and I\u2019m just not going to subject myself to people that doubt me.\u201d
\nShe added the decision was \u201cnothing personal\u201d against the tournament and that she hopes the \u201cconsiderable\u201d fine she expects to receive will go to a mental health charity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
French Open Naomi Osaka will not take questions from the media at the French Open, citing the impact of news conferences on the mental health of players. Japan\u2019s four-time Grand Slam champion, 23, said expecting players to answer questions after a defeat amounted to \u201ckicking a person while they\u2019re down\u201d. The world number two has […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-194408","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"\n