An app that bills itself as helping with “sleep, relaxation and meditation" says it is showing support for by offering to pay fines for tennis players who don’t fulfill 2021 Grand Slam media obligations for mental health reasons.
Calm also tweeted Wednesday that it would donate $15,000 the amount Osaka was fined for skipping her postmatch news conference at the French Open to a group in France that it says works “in the mental health space.
Mental health is health. 🎾To support Naomi Osaka’s decision to prioritize her mental health, Calm is donating $15,000 to @LaureusSport in France, an organization doing incredible work in the mental health space to transform the lives of young people through the power of sport. pic.twitter.com/C53ptXsks5
— Calm (@calm) June 2, 2021
Osaka is a four-time major champion and the world’s No. 2-ranked tennis player who said she didn’t want to speak to the press at Roland Garros.
After she was fined and threatened by leaders of all four Grand Slam tournaments with disqualification or suspension, Osaka announced she would withdraw from the French Open and take a break from competition.
She revealed she experiences huge waves of anxiety before meeting with the media and said she has suffered long bouts of depression.
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