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(PARIS) — Tennis star Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from the French Open saying she does not want to be a distraction.
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She wrote that since the 2018 US Open final she has been suffering from long bouts of depression and that she has social anxiety. Speaking to the media makes her nervous since she is not a natural public speaker and gives her ‘waves of anxiety’ beforehand.
“I’m gonna take some time away from the court now, but when the time is right I really want to work with the Tour to discuss
