World No.2 Naomi Osaka Suffers Depression, Withdraws From French Open

In an unexpected turn of events, World No. 2 Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from the 2021 French Open.

Naomi Osaka, who was due to play her second-round match against Ana Bogdan on Wednesday, revealed on Monday that she has been suffering from depression since the 2018 US Open, EKO HOT BLOG gathered.

The Tennis Star had announced last week that she would be skipping all her media commitments at Roland Garros this year in a bid to safeguard her mental health.

But not a lot was known about her issues at that point in time, and so many attacked the Japanese for failing to fulfill her contractual media obligations.

But Naomi Osaka took to Twitter on Monday to announce her withdrawal from the claycourt Major, asserting how she does not want to become a “distraction”.

She also admitted that the timing of her previous statement was not “ideal”, but asserted that she never intended to triviliaze the issue of mental health.

EKO HOT BLOG also learnt that the World No. 2 further wrote that she suffers from social anxiety, which is why she can often be seen wearing headphones and avoiding human interaction.

Naomi Osaka also issued an apology to some of the journalists she likes, and explained how anxiety played a big role in her decision to boycott press conferences

Her words;

“Hey everyone, this isn’t a situation I ever imagined or intended when I posted a few days ago,” Naomi Osaka wrote on Twitter. “I think now the best thing for the tournament, the other players and my wellbeing is that I withdraw so that everyone can get back to focusing on the tennis going on in Paris.”

“I never wanted to be a distraction and I accept that my timing was not ideal and my message could have been clearer,” she added. “More importantly I would never trivialize mental health or use the term lightly. The truth is that I have suffered long bouts of depression since the US Open in 2018 and I have had a really hard time coping with that.”

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