Naomi Osaka Dared to Say No
This Monday, Naomi Osaka made the instantly-viral, deeply personal decision to withdraw from the French Open in order to prioritize her mental health. The 23-year-old tennis player explained that she’s “suffered long bouts of depression” and coming into the tournament, she was feeling anxious and wanted to skip the post-game press conferences out of self-care. Instead, she chose to exit completely after officials fined her $15,000 for her boycott and threatened that should she “continue to ignore her media obligations during the tournament, she would be exposing herself to possible further Code of Conduct infringement consequences.”