Osaka says she will not take part in any interviews during the tournament, which begins on SundayUnafraid to stand up for what she believes, Naomi Osaka has stunned tennis officials before next week’s French Open by saying she will not take questions from the media during the tournament because of the mental health impact that press conferences have on players. The four-times grand-slam champion and world No 2 from Japan developed a reputation last year as a prominent activist, using her powerful voice to support the Black Lives Matter movement. She took part in protests in Minnesota following the death of George Floyd, threatened to pull out of a match as part of a wider sporting boycott and wore seven different facemasks during her US Open triumph to highlight the names of African-Americans who had died as a result of alleged

Source: The Times May 27, 2021 08:02 UTC