Naomi Osaka To Boycott Media At French Open "For Mental Health"

Japan's Naomi Osaka said Wednesday that she will not take part in news conferences at the forthcoming French Open, believing that some post-match inquests are little more than "kicking a person while they're down".

pic.twitter.com/EegFSKnoie Japan's Naomi Osaka said Wednesday that she will not take part in news conferences at the forthcoming French Open, believing that some post-match inquests are little more than "kicking a person while they're down". The world number two, a four-time Grand Slam title winner, says she will donate the fines she will accrue to mental health charities. "I am writing this to say that I am not going to do any press during Roland Garros," the 23-year-old announced on Twitter. "I have often felt that people have no regard for athletes' mental health and this rings true whenever I see a press conference or partake in one. "We're often sat there and asked questions that we've been asked multiple times before or asked questions that bring doubt into our minds and I am not going to subject myself to people who doubt me."