‘I didn’t like how I handled the situation’ - French Open withdrawal still on Naomi Osaka’s mind

Naomi Osaka sparked fresh debate around mental health last year in the build up to the French Open when she refused to attend obligatory news conferences for players after matches, and ultimately withdrew from the clay-court major, citing mental wellbeing issues. Ahead of this year’s tournament, the Japanese player — who at that time revealed she had been suffering from depression for almost three years — has admitted apprehension of bumping into people she might have “offended” last year during the saga.

Ad/> «I was just kind of worried if there would be people that like — of course I also didn't like how I handled the situation, but I was worried that there were people that I offended in some way and I would just kind of bump into them,” she said. Roland-Garros'I am very confident in what I am doing' — Raducanu shrugs off concerns over lack of coach17 HOURS AGO /> Roland Garros organisers acknowledged they could „do better“ on players’ mental health when dealing with post-match media duties.

'I am very confident in what I am doing' — Raducanu shrugs off concerns over lack of coach Federer 'really inspired' by Nadal, hopes to 'hit ground running' on return Raducanu, Swiatek to face qualifiers, Osaka gets tough opening clash Osaka added: “I was also very worried about this press conference because I knew I'd get a lot of questions about this. »But, yeah, I think for me where I am right now, like I have — I wouldn't want to say it's like it hasn't left my mind.

«Of course I'm still thinking about it, and I'm like kind of also prepping just in case… Yeah, for the most part, I think I'm OK.» The 24-year-old has returned for the 2022 French Open, and will be looking for her first major victory at the tournament. She has been