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Naomi Osaka celebrates during a Ladies Singles second round match against Barbora Strycova of the Czech Republic at the 2017 Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships. Getty
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Naomi Osaka celebrates winning against Patricia Maria Tig of Romania during their first round match at the French Open. EPA
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Naomi Osaka shakes hands with Angelique Kerber of Germany after the women's singles match day one of the Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis at Ariake Coliseum on September 18, 2017 in Tokyo, Japan. Getty
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Naomi Osaka in action against Zhu Lin of China in a round robin match during the WTA Rising Stars Invitational at OCBC Arena on October 24, 2015 in Singapore. Getty
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Naomi Osaka shows appreciation to the crowd after winning her Women's Singles second round match against Saisai Zheng of China on day three of the 2020 Australian Open. Getty
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Naomi Osaka poses for a photo with the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup following victory in her Women's Singles Final match against Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic at the 2019 Australian Open. Getty
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Naomi Osaka hits a return during her Women's Singles Quarterfinals match against Zhang Shuai of China in the 2018 China Open. Getty
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Naomi Osaka celebrates beating Elina Svitolina of the Ukraine in the semifinals of the 2016 Toray Pan Pacific Open. Getty
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Naomi Osaka holds the winners trophy after defeating Caroline Garcia of France during the 2015 WTA Rising Stars Final at Singapore Sports Hub. Getty
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Naomi Osakasigns autographs for fans after winning her Women's Singles second round match against Saisai Zheng of China at the 2020 Australian Open. Getty
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Naomi Osaka poses with the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup after winning the 2019 Australian Open. Getty
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Naomi Osaka poses for photographs after beating Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia in the final of the Toray Pan Pacific Open. Getty
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Naomi Osaka celebrates during a Ladies Singles second round match against Barbora Strycova of the Czech Republic at the 2017 Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships. Getty
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Naomi Osaka celebrates winning against Patricia Maria Tig of Romania during their first round match at the French Open. EPA
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Naomi Osaka shakes hands with Angelique Kerber of Germany after the women's singles match day one of the Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis at Ariake Coliseum on September 18, 2017 in Tokyo, Japan. Getty
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Naomi Osaka in action against Zhu Lin of China in a round robin match during the WTA Rising Stars Invitational at OCBC Arena on October 24, 2015 in Singapore. Getty
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Naomi Osaka shows appreciation to the crowd after winning her Women's Singles second round match against Saisai Zheng of China on day three of the 2020 Australian Open. Getty
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Naomi Osaka poses for a photo with the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup following victory in her Women's Singles Final match against Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic at the 2019 Australian Open. Getty
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Naomi Osaka hits a return during her Women's Singles Quarterfinals match against Zhang Shuai of China in the 2018 China Open. Getty
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Naomi Osaka celebrates beating Elina Svitolina of the Ukraine in the semifinals of the 2016 Toray Pan Pacific Open. Getty
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Naomi Osaka holds the winners trophy after defeating Caroline Garcia of France during the 2015 WTA Rising Stars Final at Singapore Sports Hub. Getty
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Naomi Osakasigns autographs for fans after winning her Women's Singles second round match against Saisai Zheng of China at the 2020 Australian Open. Getty
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Naomi Osaka poses with the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup after winning the 2019 Australian Open. Getty
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Naomi Osaka poses for photographs after beating Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia in the final of the Toray Pan Pacific Open. Getty
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Naomi Osaka celebrates during a Ladies Singles second round match against Barbora Strycova of the Czech Republic at the 2017 Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships. Getty
Naomi Osaka discovers the power of her silence during French Open media boycott saga
Japanese superstar withdrew from Grand Slam on Monday having decided to shun media duties in order to protect her mental health
Jon Turner
01 June, 2021
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