On June 1 Sunday, Beijing time, news came from the French Open on 202 1 that Naomi Osaka, a four-time grand slam winner in Japan, announced her retirement.
Osaka wrote in the retirement statement: "Hello everyone, this is not what I imagined or planned when posting a few days ago. I think the best thing for the sport, other players and me now is that I quit, so that everyone can concentrate on the tennis match in Paris again. I don't want to distract everyone. The timing of my previous speech was not ideal, and the message I wanted to convey could have been clearer. More importantly, I will not despise mental health, and I will not use this word easily. In fact, I have been suffering from depression for a long time since the 20 18 US Open, which is really difficult for me to cope with. Everyone who knows me knows that I am introverted, and anyone who has seen my tour will notice that I often wear headphones, because it helps to relieve my social anxiety. Although the tennis media has always been very kind to me (I especially apologize to all the tennis journalists I have hurt), I am not a natural public speaker, and I will feel great anxiety before speaking to the world media. I am really nervous. I have been trying my best to give you the best answer, but the pressure has been great. "
I already feel fragile and anxious in Paris, so I think I'd better exercise self-protection and skip the press conference. I announced it in advance because I think the rules are quite similar. I wrote an apology letter to some media privately, saying that I would be happy to talk to them after the game, because the Grand Slam tournament was very intense. I'm going to leave the stadium for a while now, but when the time is right, I really want to discuss with the Tour what we can do to better serve the players, the media and the fans. Anyway, I hope you are all well and safe, love you, and see you again. "
(Text, editor: Naijun, picture: vision china)