Naomi Osaka will not go to the French Open for press conferences
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He clearly has the right to his opinion. In August last year, for example, Naomi Osaka resigned from a tournament in New York to protest against growing racism. “I am sick of the continuing genocide of blacks from the police,” the former world number one said at the time. She changed her mind about her boycott, returned to the tournament and reached the finals.
Through her deeds, she gained a number of sympathizers. The opinions of the current world number two and still twenty-three-year-old tennis player are being watched with great interest all over the world.
Osaka will not attend press conferences at the French Open
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However, her last statement smells a little more than just support for oppressed minorities and social injustice. The Osaka native came up with a statement that she would not attend any press conferences at the French Open, which starts on Sunday. Reason? They are said to harm the mental health of athletes.
“We often get questions that we’ve answered a few times before. We often get questions that we start doubting about ourselves. And I won’t talk to people who doubt me,” the tennis player wrote on Twitter.
And that’s not the end of it. “I often feel that people don’t care about the mental health of athletes, and the press releases only strengthen me. That is why I will not go to them in Paris. “
— Naomi Osaka Naomi Osaka (@naomiosaka) May 26, 2021
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A tennis player from a Japanese-Haitian marriage will pay a fine for not participating in the mandatory press releases, but there is still a clear message from the behavior of the tennis superstar.
Namely, complete contempt not only by the media themselves, but especially by the fans. It is watched on Instagram alone by over 2.2 million people, for many of whom it is a role model even in their youth. Osaka is now sending a message to all of them in the form of arrogant behavior and absolute lack and respect. Tennis fans waiting to learn post-match impressions from one of the best players today may have to rely solely on social networks.
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Naomi Osaka is one of the biggest stars in world tennis
And the arguments of the Japanese star? Yes of course. Athletes in press releases and during the interview very often answer the same or similar questions over and over again. That’s how it goes all over the world and in every sport. No exceptions. And it will continue to be so. But if the tennis champion, after these questions, feels that journalists or fans doubt her on that basis, there will be more of a problem in her approach.
And to solve this matter by not communicating with journalists and thus with the public at all, the attitude is a completely immature and completely inappropriate tennis superstar.
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