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Osaka Refuses To Take Press Questions For Mental Health Reasons

May 27, 2021 13:46
By brendan
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Osaka Refuses To Take Press Questions For Mental Health Reasons

Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka will not take questions from the media at the French Open insisting press conferences impact players' mental health.

 

The 23-year-old feels asking about defeats amounts to "kicking a person while they're down".

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The Japanese player wants any fines she receives from organisers to go to mental health charities.

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