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Sporting stars support Naomi Osaka as she withdraws from French Open over press conference row

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Sporting stars around the world, including Serena Williams and Billie Jean King have shown their support for the current US and Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka after she announced she would be withdrawing from the French Open.

Naomi released a statement prior to the event announcing that she would not be taking part in any press conferences in an effort to protect her own mental health, and that she expected this would result in a fine.

Following her first win against Patricia Maria Tig, Naomi was fined $15,000 by the French Open and was warned she could face expulsion for not speaking to the press.

This, along with all the attention it had garnered, brought Naomi to the decision to leave the competition herself, so that the focus

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