Ekta Sharma

Naomi Osaka withdraws from French Open

Naomi Osaka, one of the highest-paid athletes in the world has shocked the tennis world by skipping her post-match press conference at French Open. Osaka defeated Patricia Maria Tin on the tournament’s opening day. She announced that she wouldn't be chatting to media post matches due to concerns over her mental health. She was fined $15,000 for skipping the press conference. And now in a turn of events, she finally withdrew from the French Open saying that she is not a social person and has been coping with depression since the US Open in 2018 and explained that chatting with the media often makes her nervous.