Naomi Osaka has had enough of Megyn Kelly’s mean girl tweets.

The tennis champ blocked the news anchor after Kelly criticized her for appearing on major magazine covers following her public withdrawal from the French Open and then Wimbledon after refusing to do press on the grounds that it compromised her mental health. Osaka was fined $15,...Read more

DALLAS — While the American women clean up in tennis, their male counterparts look decidedly Canadian.

It has been so long since an American man has broached the pinnacle of sport, we have literally forgotten about tennis, and that’s a disaster for the state of the game here.

You need one name, and we don’t have any.

The last highlight ...Read more

Naomi Osaka says she felt "a great amount of pressure" to reveal her struggle with mental health issues earlier this year during an ordeal that led to her withdrawing from the French Open and taking a temporary break from the sport.

The 23-year-old tennis star wrote in a first-person account for Time magazine about the series of events that ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Naomi Osaka, the No.-2 ranked female tennis player in the world, has withdrawn from Wimbledon but intends to compete in the Tokyo Olympics, her representatives said in a statement issued Thursday.

Osaka, a four-time Grand Slam tournament winner, pulled out of this year's French Open after saying she had experienced anxiety ...Read more

Naomi Osaka’s mental health breather will last a little bit longer.

The tennis star announced Thursday that she’ll be skipping Wimbledon, just weeks after pulling out of the French Open and declaring she needed some time for herself.

“She is taking some personal time with friends and family,” her team said in a statement.

But the four...Read more

CHICAGO — One night before the pandemic, I watched a famous Broadway star generously spend a half-hour or so greeting fans outside the theater. As we stood on the sidewalk, I remarked upon the warm post-show scene to a friend of mine who works in the talent business. “It’s so nice of him to do that,” I said. “He must be so tired.”

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PHILADELPHIA — Naomi Osaka dumped the press and the French Open. And just like the spurned often do, neither dealt well with it at first.

Or had any clue about what it takes for a woman of color to prioritize her sanity and safety, or how she’s often professionally punished for setting boundaries by the very people and institutions ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Naomi Osaka's initial decision to skip French Open news conferences and her later withdrawal from the tournament due to her battle with depression and anxiety sparked international debate about the role of media and athletes' mental health.

Los Angeles Times columnists Helene Elliott, LZ Granderson, Dylan Hernández and Bill ...Read more

MIAMI — As a vital starting point: When someone tells you they struggle with depression, do not doubt them. I know folks who do. It is a mental health condition both invisible and real.

So when tennis star Naomi Osaka wrote on her Instagram this week, “I have suffered long bouts of depression ever since the U.S. Open in 2018” — even ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — This was the dawn of the 1970s and the underdog sports staff in St. Paul produced coverage for both the morning Pioneer Press and the afternoon Dispatch.

There was an executive sports editor, but the Pioneer Press sports editor basically ran the staff. Ken Murphy had that task, and was known for long hours.

When he showed up in...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Tennis star Naomi Osaka is a four-time Grand Slam champion at age 23. She also suffers from depression and anxiety.

On Monday, Osaka withdrew from the French Open and announced she was stepping away from the sport for an undisclosed amount of time, a decision she said she made in part for her own mental health.

Retired tennis ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Athletes, actors and other prominent figures came out swinging on behalf of Naomi Osaka this week after the Japanese tennis champion withdrew from the French Open to prioritize her mental health.

Among the many who voiced their support for Osaka over the holiday weekend were basketball stars Steph Curry and Lisa Leslie, as well ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Naomi Osaka needs help, not condemnation.

She needs empathy, not iron-fisted Grand Slam tournament executives threatening to bar her from tennis' most prestigious events.

Osaka's disclosure she has suffered bouts of depression since she defeated Serena Williams in an emotionally charged 2018 U.S. Open final blew wide the prison...Read more

Tennis star Naomi Osaka, whose declaration last week that she would skip news conferences at the French Open in order to protect her mental health stirred impassioned debates over whether athletes' customary post-competition media obligations harmed their emotional well-being, said Monday she would withdraw from the prestigious tournament in ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — When nine women rebelled against the sexism and meager pay that prevailed in professional tennis and formed their own tour in 1970, they turned to the media to publicize their cause. In addition to making appearances at shopping centers and tennis clubs, they'd meet with sports editors at newspapers in each city they visited and ...Read more

Citing a lack of concern for athletes’ mental health, tennis star Naomi Osaka of Japan said Thursday she would not be participating in press conferences or speaking to media during the French Open.

“I’ve often felt that people have no regard for athletes’ mental health, and this rings very true whenever I see a press conference or ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Every day before practice at the Los Angeles Tennis Center, Abbey Forbes calls her mother in North Carolina. The UCLA sophomore wants to say good morning to her brother.

Luke, 16, doesn't often say much back. His speech is limited by autism. But on one May morning, Luke said even less than normal. He was in the hospital.

Luke ...Read more