Japan joined leading figures in tennis in rallying around Naomi Osaka on Tuesday after the world number two withdrew from the French Open in a row about post-match media duties, saying she had been suffering from 'depression' and 'anxiety.'
TOKYO -- Japan joined leading figures in tennis in rallying around Naomi Osaka on Tuesday after the world number two withdrew from the French Open in a row about post-match media duties, saying she had been suffering from "depression" and "anxiety."
The four-times Grand Slam champion had last week signaled her intentions to skip her media duties to protect her mental well-being and she returned to Twitter on Monday to announce her withdrawal. "The first thing to be considered is Ms. Osaka's health. I wish her the earliest possible recovery," Japan Tennis Association Executive Director Toshihisa Tsuchihashi said in a statement on Tuesday.
"I think she's under a lot of pressure, more than we can imagine," kimono dresser Tomomi Noguchi, 67, told Reuters.Vickie Skorji, who manages a helpline at TELL, a non-profit counseling service in Japan, said society needed to be "more respectful and supportive" of mental health.
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