Naomi Osaka asks for more ‘privacy and empathy’ when she returns to the court

Naomi Osaka asks for more ‘privacy and empathy’ when she returns to the court after dropping out of French Open over decision to dodge press conferences and opening up on her battles with depression Naomi Osaka has asked for more privacy when she returns to tennis action  Osaka pulled out of the French Open this … Read more

Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from Wimbledon to take some personal time with friend and family

Naomi Osaka withdraws from Wimbledon to spend time with friends and family following French Open media boycott, but insists she WILL be at the Olympics in her homeland of Japan By Charlotte Daly For Mailonline Published: 19:38 BST, 17 June 2021 | Updated: 19:55 BST, 17 June 2021 Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from Wimbledon to ‘take some … Read more

Rafael Nadal PULLS OUT of Wimbledon and the Olympics to ‘prolong my career’

Rafael Nadal PULLS OUT of Wimbledon and the Olympics ‘after listening to my body’ and having struggled to cope with just a two-week break after the French Open By Jordan Seward For Mailonline Published: 12:39 BST, 17 June 2021 | Updated: 16:39 BST, 17 June 2021 Rafael Nadal has announced he will not be playing … Read more

Novak Djokovic shows champion’s mentality as he comes from two sets down to win the French Open

There are those who cast Novak Djokovic as the pantomime villain of tennis, in which case they should be telling Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal: ‘He’s behind you!’ Another indefatigable comeback saw him win the French Open final, putting Djokovic on 19 Grand Slam titles versus the 20 of his two great rivals. This, however, … Read more

Rami Malek cuts a cool figure in black as he takes in action-packed French Open quarter-final

Rami Malek cuts a cool figure in black as he takes in action-packed French Open quarter-final match in Paris By Eve Buckland For Mailonline Published: 18:29 BST, 8 June 2021 | Updated: 18:39 BST, 8 June 2021 Rami Malek cut a casual figure in all-black as he took in the action-packed women’s singles quarter-final match … Read more

Lewis Hamilton criticises French Open for fining Naomi Osaka

‘I was thrown into the pit… we need to be more supporting’: Lewis Hamilton wades into the Naomi Osaka row and calls French Open organisers ‘not cool’ for fining her £10,500 over media boycott – and says he struggled with the same pressures Naomi Osaka was fined £10,500 by French Open chiefs after her first-round … Read more

Lewis Hamilton wades into Naomi Osaka row and calls French Open organisers ‘not cool’ for fining her

‘I was thrown into the pit… we need to be more supporting’: Lewis Hamilton wades into the Naomi Osaka row and calls French Open organisers ‘not cool’ for fining her £10,500 over media boycott – and says he struggled with the same pressures Naomi Osaka was fined £10,500 by French Open chiefs after her first-round … Read more

Judy Murray backs Naomi Osaka after her French Open withdrawal amid mental health struggles

Judy Murray has sympathised with Naomi Osaka after the world No 2 withdrew from the French Open having been threatened with expulsion for not speaking to the media. The 23-year-old from Japan said last week she didn’t want to take part in press conferences at Roland Garros to ‘protect her mental health’. She received a … Read more

Naomi Osaka WON’T be given special treatment at Wimbledon this month

Naomi Osaka will not receive any special treatment at Wimbledon this summer after the world No 2 withdrew from the French Open on Monday because of mental health concerns. The Japanese star pulled out at Roland Garros after refusing to attend mandatory post-match press conferences and revealing she had been suffering from bouts of depression … Read more

Tennis greats reverse criticism of Naomi Osaka, 23, after she revealed her bouts of depression

Osaka, 23, announced last week that she would not be taking media questions at Roland-Garros because she thinks journalists ‘doubt’ her and she didn’t want to ‘subject’ herself to their tough questions More tennis stars are reversing their criticism of Naomi Osaka after she pulled out of the French Open on Monday and revealed she … Read more