MIKE DICKSON: I sympathise with Naomi Osaka’s plight, but talking is part of the deal – nobody is bigger than the game and the Grand Slams are right to reassert that principle Sharing your thoughts is a key part of the grand bargain of professional sports There is a reason every player who reaches the … Read more
MIKE DICKSON: I sympathise with Naomi Osaka’s plight, but talking is part of the deal – nobody is bigger than the game and the Grand Slams are right to reassert that principle Sharing your thoughts is a key part of the grand bargain of professional sports There is a reason every player who reaches the … Read more
Naomi Osaka could end up being banned from the French Open and even Wimbledon if she continues her refusal to carry out media duties. In a surprisingly uncompromising and forthright move, the US and Australian Open champion was warned by the four Grand Slams that she is risking more than just fines with her current stance. … Read more
Last Wednesday on social media that she would not participate in the mandatory media interviews at Roland-Garros 2021. Following this announcement, 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 … Read more
Dan Evans STUNNED in first round of French Open by Serbia’s Miomir Kecmanovic in three-hour epic… leaving British No 1 without a win at Roland Garros in TWO years Dan Evans was knocked out of the French Open by Miomir Kecmanovic of Serbia World No 48 Kecmanovic prevailed with a 1-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 victory in Paris … Read more