Naomi Osaka withdraws from the French Open
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FlamingCheeto
Hall of Fame
fake news? Wow, NOT FAKE NEWS.
Sad how most of the trolls here will now applaud her, ironic that they are the exact people who bullied her and put her in this position with their toxic hatred, racism and bigotry.
Sad how most of the trolls here will now applaud her, ironic that they are the exact people who bullied her and put her in this position with their toxic hatred, racism and bigotry.
Tennis_Freak99
Legend
Breakpointerer
Legend
oh boy
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TheNachoMan
Guest
May all the other players follow Naomi in her withdrawal. Praise Kermit
Raul_SJ
G.O.A.T.
She had no chance to win.
Smart move by the malcontent to avoid the embarrassment of losing to a qualifier!
FlamingCheeto
Hall of Fame
Ahh there you are! I thought you were watching newsmax and oann LOL. If only you could show 1/1000th of the maturity and grace that Osaka does!
FlamingCheeto
Hall of Fame
incorrect.
MeatTornado
Talk Tennis Guru
How did she manage to put up with the press all these years and become the best player on the tour only for this to become such a crippling problem for her now all of a sudden? Clearly she was handling the pressure before this even if it was uncomfortable.
I'm not trying to downplay anxiety, but I just don't get it.
I'm not trying to downplay anxiety, but I just don't get it.
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TheNachoMan
Guest
Fantastic rebuttal
GhostOfNKDM
Hall of Fame
May she find help with whatever is going on with her.
No one forced her to be a poster child for anything though... that was her own choice.
After making press conferences a social issue on twitter, withdrawing saying "I did not want to distract from the tennis..." is kinda lame.
No one forced her to be a poster child for anything though... that was her own choice.
After making press conferences a social issue on twitter, withdrawing saying "I did not want to distract from the tennis..." is kinda lame.
Raul_SJ
G.O.A.T.
If she was getting fined for every skipped RG presser, that works out to about half a million.
She loves the money and hates to play on clay so an easy decision for the Diva to run away.
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Deleted member 771911
Guest
You can't buy this kind of publicity. She means it, too. A win win for her.
Red Rick
Bionic Poster
If you don't want to deal with the press, how do you think this is a good idea?
I don't buy she's trying to avoid a **** storm, it's more like she is seeking one.
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Deleted member 771911
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Unknowingly perhaps, some posters are demonstrating the very abuse Naomi is fighting against.
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Deleted member 771911
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Naomi showing her relevance by triggering plenty of hate here.
NaomiKonjuhPotapova
G.O.A.T.
We get it, you hate her.
TennisIcon
Rookie
They really bullied this girl out of the tournament. This is so sad. Depression is not a joke and this makes ITF look so oligarcian.
Red Rick
Bionic Poster
Relevance isn't an admirable trait on it's own.
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Deleted member 771911
Guest
Rg will go on. Naomi will be talked about the entire time even though we won't see her face there. Win for brand Naomi.
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Deleted member 762343
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Answering questions is part of the job. She’s the one who makes things hard for herself. Answering a couple of questions must be extremely tough for mental health when you’re the world number 2, win slams and get millions, indeed.
victorcruz
Hall of Fame
Good for her. That'll show the French Open. I know Rafa wins it every year (or so) but I'm not a big fan of how they handle things.
MichaelNadal
Bionic Poster
This is absolutely crazy.
tennis_pro
Bionic Poster
Yeah, a millionaire probably in her teens already and now she's probably the dominant figure in the WTA by her early 20s. It can get to you.
Kevind
Rookie
It’s in the contract to do press
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Deleted member 771911
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Naomi is too much for them.
Oval_Solid
Hall of Fame
i blame the pharmaceutical companies their fix actually causes more problems in the short and long term
MeatTornado
Talk Tennis Guru
At the very least this is going to make whatever her next press conference is an absolute nightmare for her now, even before the withdrawal. There's going to be an insane amount of attention on it.
And certainly this brought way more attention than her play would have this week. She's shown no signs of improving on clay and pressure from the press leading her to "doubt herself" or whatever she said last time was not going to be the reason she inevitably lost in Paris. She could've gotten in and out with little fuss this week, only having to answer a couple awkward questions about why she thinks her game doesn't work on clay.
Tennis_Freak99
Legend
Technically she'll be undefeated this RG. Not bad on clay at all
Praetorian
Professional
She makes $50M a year. I hope she uses some of it to get the mental health care she desires. But hey, if it'll cost you more than $50M in mental health care costs to play tennis, then maybe tennis isn't for her.
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Deleted member 771911
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But many things are in contracts. Unfortunately, being abused in press conferences is a breaking of the contract.
Moose Malloy
G.O.A.T.
Yeah, if she returns at Wimbledon her press conference will draw more media attention than any of her her slam wins. Odd how she(or her team) didn't see this coming.
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Deleted member 771911
Guest
Naomi just wants us to listen. Instead people scream insults at her and call her a liar, etc. No wonder she moved on by withdrawing.
Genie Of the Bank
Hall of Fame
Naomi went full Muhammad Ali vs French Open.
She quit on her own terms. Her depression probably played a huge role in not being able to deal with all of this media attention. But still, don’t make her out to be the victim of bullying. If she would’ve played normally then nobody would’ve said a thing.
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TheNachoMan
Guest
I don’t think Naomi was being drafted to go to warNaomi went full Muhammad Ali vs French Open.
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Deleted member 771911
Guest
See you in New York Naomi.
D-Lite
Hall of Fame
Nah, more likely whoopin' ya faves' backsides when we return to the hard courts.
MasterZeb
Hall of Fame
It can get too much.
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