And Martina Navratilova, widely considered one of the greatest players of all time, said she was"so sad" about Osaka's withdrawal, adding:"I truly hope she will be OK.
Serena Williams has backed Naomi Osaka, who pulled out of the French Open after refusing to take part in news conferences. "I fully admire and respect what Naomi is doing with her platform so I am a little torn as I try to learn from both sides of the situation"While it is important that everyone has a right to speak their truth, I have always believed that as a professional athletes we have a responsibility to make ourselves available to the media."There is no question they helped build and grow our sport to what it is today.
Osaka posted on Twitter just days ago to say she would not be speaking to the press during the French Open, saying she was"not going to subject myself to people that doubt me".But following the strong reaction from tournament organisers, she admitted in her latest post her"timing was not ideal" and the"message could have been clearer".
Lol... paid millions but don't want their performance analysed... this pampered generation are a joke.
If sports people don't want to be scrutinised, they should avoid being professionals in that sport.
It's mental strength that separates the losers from the winners, otherwise sport is not sport.
Part and parcel of being a pro athlete when justified criticism is a must / also praise not everyone’s a winner your either first or last.
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