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Tennis
Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from the French Tennis Open citing
from having to address the world's
. Japan's world number two Osaka, 23, announced she did not want to do
after her matches to "protect her mental health". The Women's Tennis Association said this was in
of her obligations as a professional player. It
threatened to expel her from the
if she did not talk to the media. It has since backtracked and said it wants to "create
improvements" in supporting players with mental health problems. It added: "We commend Naomi for sharing in her
words the pressures and
she is feeling."
