NAOMI Osaka has been warned she could be expelled from the French Open if she continues to refuse to speak to the media.
The four-time Grand Slam singles champion has been fined $15,000 after she did not conduct a post-match press conference following her first-round win against Romanian Patricia Maria Tig on Sunday.
Osaka announced last Wednesday via social media that she would not participate in mandatory media interviews, citing mental health reasons.
A statement on behalf of all four Grand Slam tournaments said “the Roland-Garros teams asked her to reconsider her position and tried unsuccessfully to speak with her to check on her well-being, understand the specifics of her issue and what might be done to address it on site.”
It continued: “We have advised Naomi Osaka that should she continue to ignore her media obligations during the tournament, she would be exposing herself to possible further Code of
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