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French Open: Reviews promised but no changes yet after Osaka exit

FILE: Naomi Osaka, of Japan, holds the trophy after defeating Serena Williams, rear, in the women's final of the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, in this Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018, [AP]

Two of tennis's governing bodies have promised to review the impact of the press on players' mental health after Naomi Osaka stunned the sporting world by walking out of the French Open to place the issue firmly in the spotlight.

Japan's Osaka left the claycourt Grand Slam on Monday after refusing to attend the mandatory post-match press conferences and revealing she had been suffering from bouts of depression for three years.

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