The Japanese tennis player was fined $15,000 for skipping the press conference after Roland Garros won the first round.

The Grand Slam Tennis Competition Committee said that if Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka continues to boycott the press conference after the match, he may be kicked out of the French Open.

Osaka was also fined $15,000 for skipping a press conference after Roland Garros won the first round. She may also face suspensions in other major tournaments.

Earlier this week, the four-time Grand Slam champion said that due to mental health reasons, she would not face the media during the French Open.

She said in a statement on Twitter on Wednesday: “I often feel that people don’t care about the mental health of athletes. This is true whenever I see a press conference or attend a press conference.”

Osaka said that players who participate in media dialogues will be asked “They have answered many times, or have been asked questions that make them doubtful… I just won’t let those who doubt me obey.”

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-Naomi Osaka (@naomiosaka) May 26, 2021

On Sunday, the statement of the four Grand Slam tournaments said: “We have notified Naomi Osaka that if she continues to ignore her media obligations during the tournament, she will expose herself to further violations of the Code of Conduct.”

“Unsurprisingly, repeated violations will be subject to tougher sanctions, including tournament breaches.”

Osaka defeated Romania’s Patricia Maria Tig 6-4 and 7-6 to enter the second round of the French Open, where she will compete with Ana Bogdan (Ana Bogdan) Another Romanian met.

She never played in Roland Garros (Roland Garros) in the third round and skipped the clay-court major shortly after winning the U.S. Open.

The board of the four Grand Slams added that the organizers of the French Open have asked Osaka to reconsider her position and tried to talk to her to resolve the matter, but it was unsuccessful.

The statement said: “The Australian Open, Roland Garros, Wimbledon and the US Open have jointly sent a letter to her to check her health and provide support, emphasizing their commitment to the well-being of all athletes and presenting a dialogue. Suggest.”