Oso planning to go pro
Osaka withdrew from the French O. I guess because of anxiety? I'm wondering why she played at all if she is dealing with mental health issues? Strange story.
The first person who posted about it said they guessed it was anxiety, and, that it was a strange story? This implies that anxiety and mental health is a strange story.
IMHO, you are reading too much into it.Otherwise, I agree with the rest of your post.
In the end she needs to take care of herself so hopefully this is a step in the right direction. She stated she has suffered from anxiety and depression since winning the 2018 USOpen which if you recall was an awful and unfair experience for her. I just think the timing is a bit strange and her statement before the tournament about not doing press after her matches connotes that she wasn't mentally ready to play. It could be that her timing was chosen to move the needle on mandatory press conferences? We're talking about the highest paid female athlete in the world and doing press comes with the territory. There is no way she entered the French Open and thought it was conceivable she could avoid press conferences without penalties.
He’s now posted twice doubling down calling it strange and questioning the timing.
Ok. You are allowed to be outraged at whatever you want.Go Rafa!
It seems like “media access” is a relic of a bygone age. The fact that tournaments and teams mandate it seems odd. Why put them on stage to simply give rehearsed quotes with little insight?
Bencic is out and now zero top 20 ranked players left in that part of the draw. (I’ve been a proponent to seed based on points race vs ranking.)Life at Roland Garros. One of the following will reach the Women’s Semifinal:Kasatkina CirsteaTrevisan ZidansekSiniakova KudermetovaHercogGarciaTan Vondrousova Badosa KovinicBogdan