“I just don’t think she’s gotten started again” Andy Roddick fears Naomi Osaka is still battling mental health problems

“I just don’t think she’s gotten started again” Andy Roddick fears Naomi Osaka is still battling mental health problems

Andy Roddick, Naomi Osaka

Andy Roddick, the former world number 1 recently commented on four-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka and how she is very brave in opening up about her mental health issues, even mentioning that through Osaka there has been more and more focus on the mental health of many athletes across the globe.

Roddick still believes that Osaka is one of the best players in the women’s circuits, despite her struggles with an injury in her Achilles. Osaka showed her class as she reached the Miami final eventually losing to Iga Swiatek, Osaka has only played six tournaments in 2022 with the breaks and her injury earlier this year.

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“I respect Naomi for talking about it” Andy Roddick appreciates Naomi Osaka for opening up about mental health problems

Naomi Osaka

Osaka opted out of the French Open last year and prioritized her mental health which left the tennis world baffled and brought a lot of attention to the issue of mental health which in turn is good for the community, explaining it in an Instagram post, Osaka elaborated on her struggle with depression and anxiety at just the age 23 as she opted out of the tournament.

When asked about Naomi, Andy Roddick said, “I think a lot of people are going through a lot of things and I respect Naomi for kind of coming out and talking about it, Naomi is a very bright young woman, she said publicly she has some regrets about what happened at the French Open last year where she wrote an Instagram post kind of saying it before she actually talked to the tournament directors.“

The former world number one was worried that Osaka has not come back fully yet and said, “I think she took a bunch of time off last year and I just don’t think she’s gotten started again, you know, in this game you need reps, you need to be able to play tournaments and you can practice as much as you want. I am sure there was a lot of prep for primary debates but until you actually get on that stage, it’s not the same thing right? You kind of have to find a little bit of a rhythm.”

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