Naomi Osaka is fined $15,000 for skipping a post-match news conference after her first-round victory at the French Open, faces expulsion if she continues media boycott - tournament organisers
French Tennis Federation president Gilles Moretton described Osaka's move as a "phenomenal error".
The board reminded Osaka that "a core element of the Grand Slam regulations is the responsibility of the players to engage with the media, whatever the result of their match". "For me, playing on clay is a work in progress," said the reigning US and Australian Open champion on a sun-kissed Court Philippe Chatrier.
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