Naomi Osaka will no longer be competing in the French Open. The tennis star shared her decision to drop out of the tournament on Twitter on Monday, citing depression and social anxiety.
Osaka made headlines last Wednesday when she announced she would not be participating in press conferences at the French Open, which began on Sunday; she wrote at the time that she believed the practice harmful to athletes’ mental health. “Hey everyone, this isn’t a situation I ever imagined or intended when I posted a few days ago.
I think now the best thing for the tournament, the other players and my well-being is that I withdraw so that everyone can get back to focusing on the tennis going on in Paris,” Osaka wrote on Monday. “I never wanted to be a
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