Serena Williams digs deep to come through three-set battle against Mihaela Buzarnescu and reach third round at the French Open Williams showed a full range of emotions during tough encounter She set up a third-round showdown against her fellow American Collins The 39-year-old has not advanced beyond the last 16 in Paris since 2016 By … Read more
Novak Djokovic hails ‘brave’ and ‘bold’ Naomi Osaka for opening up on her struggles with depression and anxiety as world No 1 says he ‘hopes she’ll come back stronger’ after withdrawing from the French Open Novak Djokovic hailed Naomi Osaka for opening up on her mental health battle Osaka withdrew from the French Open due … Read more
Naomi Osaka will not receive any special treatment at Wimbledon this summer after the world No 2 withdrew from the French Open on Monday because of mental health concerns. The Japanese star pulled out at Roland Garros after refusing to attend mandatory post-match press conferences and revealing she had been suffering from bouts of depression … Read more
Judy Murray has sympathised with Naomi Osaka after the world No 2 withdrew from the French Open having been threatened with expulsion for not speaking to the media. The 23-year-old from Japan said last week she didn’t want to take part in press conferences at Roland Garros to ‘protect her mental health’. She received a … Read more
World No 1 Novak Djokovic marks first ever men’s night session on Court Philippe-Chatrier with effortless victory over Tennys Sandgren Djokovic kicked off his French Open campaign with a 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 win No spectators allowed on Philippe Chatrier court due to a 9pm local curfew He next faces Cuevas on his way to a … Read more
Rafael Nadal advances to French Open second round after defeating Australian youngster Alexei Popyrin in straight sets as Spaniard bids for FOURTEENTH French Open title Rafael Nadal has coasted through the first round of this year’s French Open The Spaniard defeated Alexei Popyrin 6-3, 6-2, 7-6(3) in Roland Garros Nadal, 34, is bidding for his … Read more
The grand slams have pledged to work to improve the player experience at major tournaments following Naomi Osaka‘s withdrawal from the French Open. A strong joint statement from the slams on Sunday threatening the world number two with disqualification and a ban from future tournaments if she did not reverse her decision not to fulfil … Read more
Osaka, 23, announced last week that she would not be taking media questions at Roland-Garros because she thinks journalists ‘doubt’ her and she didn’t want to ‘subject’ herself to their tough questions More tennis stars are reversing their criticism of Naomi Osaka after she pulled out of the French Open on Monday and revealed she … Read more
Naomi Osaka’s tennis career is ‘IN DANGER’ says three-time Wimbledon winner Boris Becker… after Japanese star withdrew from the French Open following reaction to her media boycott Naomi Osaka has pulled out of the French Open in the wake of her media boycott The 23-year-old revealed she has been suffering from depression and social anxiety … Read more
Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from the French Open and announced that she would be stepping back from tennis. The world No 2 stated that she had suffered ‘long bouts of depression’ since winning the US Open in 2018, and that she needed a break from the controversy that has enveloped her in the past week. The … Read more