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FOUR-TIME GRAND SLAM CHAMPION and current World No. 2 Naomi Osaka briefly left a press conference in Cincinnati on Monday (August 16) after she appeared to get upset with a line of questioning about her relationship with the media. 

However, after the interruption, the Japanese tennis superstar returned to respond to the question. The 23-year-old had pulled out of the French Open after having refused to sit for press conferences to protect her mental health. During the press conference at Cincinnati Masters, she said she was "proud" of the stand she took in Paris.

May 31, 2021 16:05
PARIS: Naomi Osaka has been warned that she faces a default from the French Open if she continues to shun her media obligations. The world number two followed up on her unilateral declaration made on the eve of the tournament that she would not attend any press conferences at Roland Garros citing "mental health concerns" by doing just that following her first round win on Sunday.