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Naomi Osaka withdraws from French Open

Osaka has spoken of long bouts of depression on social media and has received widespread support from other athletes in the tennis world. Tennis star Naomi Osaka was fined $15,000 and threatened with expulsion from the 2021 French Open following her first match of the tournament, Osaka first refused her press conference obligations and later announced her withdrawal from the competition citing mental health as her reason. In June 2021 Osaka announced that she would also be missing the Wimbledon Championship to take some personal time. What is the significance of Osaka’s break from tennis on mental health grounds?

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