Naomi Osaka withdraws from French Open, citing struggle with depression and anxiety
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Naomi Osaka withdrew from the 2021 French Open on Monday, one day after she was fined $15,000 and threatened with suspension for her refusal to appear at tournament press conferences, writing that those media appearances caused "huge waves of anxiety."
Osaka had announced on the eve of the Grand Slam tournament that she would not speak to the media, to protect her mental health. "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," the four-time Grand Slam winner wrote in a lengthy post across social media. "I never wanted to be a distraction."Bill Gates may not strike you as an actor, certainly not a comedic one. But he can be a funny guy, as evidenced by his 2018 cameo on "The Big Bang Theory." Even when he was arrested at the age of 21, his mugshot smile makes you think there was a lot more going on in that head than computer calculations. What was the offense? "It was driving from Albuquerque up to Seattle that I got three very serious speeding tickets," he said.
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