{"id":1915039,"date":"2021-05-31T20:24:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-31T18:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nhub.news\/?p=1915039"},"modified":"2021-06-01T05:27:07","modified_gmt":"2021-06-01T03:27:07","slug":"naomi-osaka-withdraws-from-french-open-after-media-boycott-backlash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nhub.news\/fr\/2021\/05\/naomi-osaka-withdraws-from-french-open-after-media-boycott-backlash\/","title":{"rendered":"Naomi Osaka Withdraws From French Open After Media Boycott Backlash"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00ab\u00a0This isn’t a situation I ever imagined or intended,\u00a0\u00bb the champion tennis player said Monday.<\/b>
\nChampion tennis player Naomi Osaka announced Monday afternoon on Twitter that she will withdraw from the French Open after a slew of backlash and a $15,000 fine stemming from her decision to boycott press conferences during the event for mental health reasons. \u00ab\u00a0This isn’t a situation I ever imagined or intended when I posted a few days ago,\u00a0\u00bb Osaka said Monday. \u00ab\u00a0I 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.\u00a0\u00bb $37 million. That\u2019s how much money Osaka made from May 2019 to May 2020, according to Forbes, making her the highest-paid female athlete of all time. Naomi Osaka Fined $15,000 And Faces Suspension Over Boycotting Press Conferences (Forbes) Naomi Osaka Fined $15,000 For French Open Media Boycott, Repeat Violations Could Mean \u2018Default From The Tournament\u2019 (Forbes)<\/p>\n