Osaka Naomi announces her decision to withdraw from the second round of the French Open

Osaka Naomi announces her decision to withdraw from the second round of the French Open: "Withdrawing is the best thing to do"









Osaka said on SNS, "This is not the situation I intended to be in. In order for everyone to focus on the match in Paris, I thought it best for the tournament, the other players, and myself to withdraw," among other posts.

Osaka also revealed that she has been struggling with her mental health since the 2018 US Open. She said, "I'll be off the tennis court for a bit now, but when the time comes, I'll work with the tournament to discuss ways to make it better for the players, the press and the fans

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2. Selfish

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3. Is she spoiled? or sick?

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<< She's suffering from depression [+255, -44]

<< She's under pressure normal persons can't understand, so what's with saying she's spoiled? [+409, -33]


4. That's too convenient

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5. Depression.... 

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6. Well if she's sick she should get rest

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8. Tennis really is a mental game

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9. A feeling of disappointment that she didn't get what she wanted as much as she thought she would

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10. If she's having a hard time mentally, she should take some time off

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11. In the end her mental state seems quite bad

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12. Emotional unstable 

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15. It's hard to be a professional tennis player, you have to go to tournaments every day without a break, right

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17.  I had enough of her

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18. It's embarrassing that she's reported as the one representing Japan

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<< I don't this that's true [+149, -45]

<< Why's that? There's many people with mental illness in every country [+124, -16]

<< I hate Japanese people like you [+191, -28]


19. She's depressed right? It's hard

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20. Maybe it's for the best, she should get some rest

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21. You can't cure a depression if it gets out of hand

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24. I know there are pros and cons to this, but I think abstaining is the best choice for now

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