{"id":654786,"date":"2021-08-17T13:07:43","date_gmt":"2021-08-17T17:07:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=654786"},"modified":"2021-08-17T13:07:46","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T17:07:46","slug":"naomi-osaka-breaks-down-in-tears-at-press-conference-after-question-from-bully-reporter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/naomi-osaka-breaks-down-in-tears-at-press-conference-after-question-from-bully-reporter\/","title":{"rendered":"Naomi Osaka Breaks Down In Tears At Press Conference After Question From \u2018Bully\u2019 Reporter"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnaomi-osaka-breaks-down-in-tears-at-press-conference-after-question-from-bully-reporter%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=654786&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GettyImages-1234198137.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>Naomi Osaka\u2019s return to taking questions in a press conference setting did not go well.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>On Monday, Osaka participated in her first press conference since withdrawing from the French Open, at the time citing her \u201cmental health\u201d as the reason. Before her decision to withdraw from the tournament, Osaka was fined $15,000 for skipping press conferences. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Cincinnati Enquirer columnist Paul Daugherty asked Osaka on Monday how she balances her media obligations considering her platform.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cYou\u2019re not crazy about dealing with us, especially in this format, yet you have a lot of outside interests that are served by having a media platform,\u201d Daugherty asked. \u201cI guess my question is, how do you balance the two and also do you have anything you\u2019d like to share with us about what you did say to Simone Biles?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Osaka asked Daugherty what he meant by saying she \u201dwasn\u2019t crazy about dealing\u201d with the media.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWell, you\u2019ve said you don\u2019t especially like the news conference format, yet that seems to be obviously the most widely used means of communicating to the media and through the media to the public,\u201d <\/span><span>Daugherty responded.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The moderator attempted to move on to the next question before Osaka said that she was \u201cactually very interested in that point of view\u201d and did her best to answer the question.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI can only speak for myself,\u201d she <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/08\/16\/sports\/tennis\/naomi-osaka-news-conference.html\"><span>said<\/span><\/a><span>. \u201cBut ever since I was younger I have had a lot of media interest on me, and I think it\u2019s because of my background, as well as how I play, because in the first place I\u2019m a tennis player. That\u2019s why a lot of people are interested in me, so I would say in that regards I am quite different to a lot of people. And I can\u2019t really help that there are some things that I tweet or some things that I say that kind of create a lot of news articles or things like that.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI would also say, I\u2019m not really sure how to balance it. I\u2019m figuring it out at the same time you are.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>After answering, Osaka looked up to the ceiling and began wiping tears away from her eyes. She was asked a few tennis-related questions by a different reporter as she attempted to compose herself. Osaka then left the press conference, returning five minutes later to answer additional questions.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"3.8918918918919\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">She returns to press ahead of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CincyTennis?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CincyTennis<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/naomiosaka?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@naomiosaka<\/a> |  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CincyTennis?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CincyTennis<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/445cxg6GUt\">pic.twitter.com\/445cxg6GUt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TennisChannel\/status\/1427387593193246721?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 16, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>After the press conference, Osaka\u2019s agent \u2014 Stuart Duguid \u2014 lashed out the Cincinnati Enquirer reporter, calling his behavior \u201cappalling.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe bully at the Cincinnati Enquirer is the epitome of why player\/media relations are so fraught right now,\u201d Duguid <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/tennis\/news\/naomi-osaka-brought-to-tears-press-conference-reporter-bully\/1ko15urng9hjc1ivoaid5h3u3s\"><span>said<\/span><\/a><span> via the New York Times\u2019 Ben Rothenberg. \u201cEveryone on that Zoom will agree that his tone was all wrong and his sole purpose was to intimidate. Really appalling behavior.\u201d<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd this insinuation that Naomi owes her off-court success to the media is a myth \u2014 don\u2019t be so self-indulgent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span>The statement was of course simply an opinion, but Duguid\u2019s question seemed more than appropriate \u2014 as did his tone \u2014 considering Osaka\u2019s past few months away from the game of tennis.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Osaka has been at the center of the mental health conversation surrounding athletes who are consistently in the public eye ever since her withdrawal from the French Open. After her withdrawal, Osaka put out a statement explaining why she chose to not participate in the tournament:&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI think now the best thing for the tournament, the other players and my well-being is that I withdraw so that everyone can get back to focusing on the tennis going on in Paris.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI never wanted to be a distraction and I accept that my timing was not ideal and my message could have been clearer,\u201d Osaka <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/world-no-2-tennis-player-pulls-out-of-french-open-reveals-long-bouts-of-depression\"><span>said<\/span><\/a><span>. \u201cMore importantly, I would never trivialize mental health or use the term lightly. The truth is that I have suffered long bouts of depression since the U.S. Open in 2018 and I have had a really hard time coping with that. Anyone that knows me knows I\u2019m introverted, and anyone that has seen me at the tournaments will notice that I\u2019m often wearing headphones as that helps dull my social anxiety.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Osaka is currently the number two ranked women\u2019s tennis player in the world behind Ashleigh Barty of Australia.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i>Joe Morgan is the Sports Reporter for The Daily Wire. Most recently, Morgan covered the Clippers, Lakers, and the NBA for Sporting News. Send your sports questions to <\/i><i>sports@dailywire.com<\/i><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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