PARIS: French Open organisers defended their handling of the Naomi Osaka situation on Sunday but accepted that the governing bodies need to do better on mental health issues following the Japanese player's exit from the Grand Slam over her media boycott.
Japan's Osaka ended the stand-off with the French tennis federation by withdrawing from the claycourt major after winning her first round match, explaining she had been suffering from depression for almost three years. "On the US$15,000 fine, you noticed we did not want to put that fine at the maximum. Maximum was 20," Oudea-Castera told reporters."On purpose we only wanted to be at 15 because we wanted to send a message that we wouldn't go to a default right away."I think we really cared for her. We really tried to engage. We were pragmatic in the way we handled the progressive approach to sanctions.
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