“Where is the pressure?” Boris Becker slams Naomi Osaka over the recent turn of events
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Boris Becker and Naomi Osaka
During the French Open, Naomi Osaka shocked the sporting world by pulling out of the tournament after her first round win citing mental issues. She had announced before the tournament that she won’t be doing press conferences during the tournament after which, she received a lot of backlash from all over the world.
Hence, she decided to withdraw from the tournament because all the unnecessary attention was troubling her mental health. She then also decided to skip Wimbledon. She then received a lot of support from almost everyone but some people still questioned her. Tennis legend, Boris Becker is one of them. Ahead of Wimbledon, Becker raised some serious concerns and question towards Naomi and said that she is privileged enough to not have any pressure.
“Is that really pressure? Isn’t it pressure when you don’t have food on the table? When you’ve got to feed your family and you don’t have a job? When you have a life-changing injury? Isn’t that more pressure?” Becker said. “You’re 23, you’re healthy, you’re wealthy, your family is good. Where is the f**king pressure?”
‘The tour isn’t possible without the press’: Boris Becker
Becker then added that Media and press is a part of a tennis player’s job. He said that if it wouldn’t be media and sponsors, tennis players won’t be making the money they do currently. He concluded by saying that whether you like it or not, it’s a part of the job and one has to deal with it.
“If you can’t deal with the media, it’s very difficult to be a professional tennis player. The tour isn’t possible without the press. And it’s difficult to make your prize money, or money for your sponsors without the media. It’s not something we look forward to,” he added. “But it’s part of the job. You have to learn to deal with it.”
Osaka is currently enjoying some time with her family and will be back in action at the Tokyo Olympics at home. The Japanese will be one of the strong favorites for the gold medal.
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