Naomi Osaka is pulling out of the French Open, a day after being threatened with disqualification and suspension
Naomi Osaka's French Open has already come to a voluntary end.
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Naomi Osaka says she won’t talk to press during French Open: “I’m just not going to subject myself to people that doubt me.”
"However, if the organizations think that they can just keep saying 'do press or you're going to be fined' and continue to ignore the mental health of the athletes that are the centerpiece of their cooperation [sic] then I just gotta laugh."
Serena Williams to produce docuseries about her life for Amazon as part of new deal
The series doesn't yet have a release date.
After fine for refusing an interview over a mask requirement, tennis player Christian Harrison wore a mask for his next interview
Harrison refused to wear a mask for an on-court interview Saturday, was fined, then wore a mask for an on-court interview Monday.
Tennis writer Tom Perrotta passes away at 44 following battle with brain tumor
Perrotta had been fighting a brain tumor since shortly after his 40th birthday.
John McEnroe on narrating ‘Never Have I Ever’ teen Netflix series: “I don’t know why it works”
Creator Mindy Kaling wanted the lead character to have a McEnroe-like inner voice. So why not hire McEnroe himself?
2020 BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells postponed due to confirmed case of coronavirus locally
The Indian Wells tennis tournament is postponed indefinitely, and was set for over 130 hours of television coverage in March.
ESPN ran a photo of the Japanese Davis Cup team with a story about the Chinese team
A photo of the Japanese Davis Cup team accompanied an AP story about the Chinese Davis Cup team on the ESPN app.
Netflix announces an upcoming documentary series on Naomi Osaka
This Garrett Bradley-directed series is on its way to Netflix.
Bushfires could have an impact on ESPN’s coverage of the Australian Open
If smoke forces matches indoors some of the tournament won't be on ESPN; meanwhile players are already questioning how effective that plan would be.
Awful Announcing podcast: ESPN’s Chris Fowler talks College GameDay, tennis, the College Football Playoff, and more
On this week’s Awful Announcing podcast, host Ben Heisler was joined by ESPN’s Chris Fowler to talk about...
Wimbledon Men’s Final umpire is fired after giving unauthorized interviews
Damian Steiner was found to be giving unauthorized interviews in Argentina.
