In her first press conference since she withdrew from the French Open and Wimbledon, the world’s No. 2 Womens’ tennis player Naomi Osaka teared up before stepping away from the podium. …
The trigger was reportedly a question from longtime Cincinnati Enquirer sports columnist Paul Daugherty.
According to New York Times tennis writer Ben Rothenberg, things went smoothly for about four questions until Daughtery asked what Rothenberg called a “a fairly aggressively toned question about how she benefits from a high-media profile but doesn’t like talking to media.”Osaka pulled out of the French Open back in May after she was fined for skipping post-match media sessions.
she’s suffered from “long bouts of depression” since her breakthrough 2018 US Open win. She also explained, “I get huge bouts of anxiety before I speak to the world’s media.”As Simone Biles, Naomi Osaka Woes Put Sports-Related Mental Health Issues Center Stage, 'Red Table Talk' Sets Brandon Marshall To Host 'The Toughest Opponent'
Rothenberg says Osaka did come back to finish off the press conference, which she gave ahead of her appearance at the Western & Southern Open in Ohio. Osaka announced over the weekend that she would give all of her prize money from the competition to relief efforts for Haiti. She also posted a tweet on Sunday thanking fans for staying to watch her practice saying, “I was really nervous cause it was my first practice in front of a lot of people since COVID started.
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