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Naomi Osaka pulls out of Berlin event, question mark over Wimbledon

Osaka controversially exited the French Open tennis citing mental health issues

French Open: 2019 finalist Marketa Vondrousova reaches 4th round

Marketa Vondrousova of Czech Republic, who reached the 2019 French Open final, defeated Polona Hercog in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3, to enter fourth round of French Open late on Friday

Pulling the plug

Naomi Osaka's run-in with the tennis authorities, shines a light on just how poorly the world tennis bureaucracy is equipped to deal with a young superstar confronted with mental health issues

French Open: World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty pulls out due to injury

Australia's Barty, who also used to play cricket, was one of the favourites to lift the title.

Sponsors hail Japan's Naomi Osaka's 'courage' on mental health issues

A few years ago, a star athlete dropping out of a major tennis tournament over mental health issues might have been seen as a sign of weakness

French Open: Nadal thrashes Gasquet for 17th time, enters 3rd round

Rafael Nadal defeated Richard Gasquet 6-0, 7-5, 6-2 on his 35th birthday to reach third round of French Open here late on Thursday

Men's doubles team test positive at French Open, dropped from tournament

French Open organisers say that both members of a men's doubles team have tested positive for COVID-19 and have been dropped from the tournament

We recognise Osaka's courage in sharing mental health experience: Nike

Tennis star Naomi Osaka has found support from Nike (NKE) and other major sponsors after deciding to withdraw from the ongoing French Open

Grand Slam leaders pledge to address Osaka's concerns on mental health

The leaders of the four Grand Slam tournaments reacted to tennis star Naomi Osaka's stunning withdrawal from the French Open by promising to address players' concerns about mental health

French Open 2021: Nadal beats Popyrin 6-3, 6-2, 7-6, advances to 2nd round

Nadal defeated Australia's Alexei Popyrin 6-3, 6-2, 7-6 in the first-round match played at Court Philippe-Chatrier

French Open 2021: Bopanna-Skugor enters second round of men's doubles

India's Rohan Bopanna and Franko Skugor of Croatia sailed into the men's doubles second round at French Open with a straight-set win over Gerogia's Nikoloz Basilashvili and Andre Begemann of Germany

Novak Djokovic to participate in Olympics 2021 if fans allowed in stands

Novak Djokovic says he is planning to play at the Tokyo Olympics as long as local fans are allowed in stands

Naomi Osaka exposes sports' mental-health risks with French Open exit

An estimated one-third of athletes suffer at some point from a mental-health crisis that manifests as depression and anxiety, eating disorders and burnout, according to studies cited by academics and

I'm so sad about Naomi Osaka, truly hope she'll be okay: Navratilova

Tennis veteran Martina Navratilova said she was "sad" to know that World No. 2 Naomi Osaka decided to withdraw from the ongoing French Open on Monday.Osaka, the Japanese tennis player, pulled out of the French Open citing mental health and revealed she suffered long bouts of depression since the US Open in 2018."The truth is that I have suffered long bouts of depression since the US Open in 2018 and I have had a really hard time coping with that. Anyone that knows me knows I'm introverted, and anyone that has seen me at the tournaments will notice that I'm often wearing headphones as that helps dull my social anxiety," Osaka said in a statement on Twitter.Navratilova came out in support of Osaka after the incident and pointed out the need of prioritising the mental and emotional aspects of athletes."I am so sad about Naomi Osaka. I truly hope she will be ok. As athletes, we are taught to take care of our body, and perhaps the mental & emotional aspect gets short shrift. This is .

Serena Williams says dealing with media scrutiny made her stronger

Tennis star Serena Williams has said she could identify with anxiety regarding news conference scrutiny, as she had experienced it frequently after matches

Le grand retour tennis: Roger Federer wins return to Paris, Slam action

They feted Roger Federer with as loud as applause gets from a crowd capped at 1,000 people in Court Philippe Chatrier

French Open: Serena Williams beats Irina-Camelia Begu, enters second round

American tennis star Serena Williams defeated Irina-Camelia Begu in the first round of the ongoing French Open on Monday

French Tennis Federation head 'sorry and sad' over Naomi Osaka's withdrawal

French tennis federation president Gilles Moretton said he was "sorry and sad" for World number two Naomi Osaka following the Japanese player's withdrawal from the ongoing French Open on Monday

Naomi Osaka withdraws from French Open due to mental health issues

World number 2 Naomi Osaka of Japan withdrew from the French Open over her stand to not to speak to the media due to her mental health

Naomi Osaka withdraws from French Open after media boycott controversy

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, tweets Osaka