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Imagine if, instead of him exercising his free right not to do interviews, Sir Alex Ferguson had quit the Premier League because they threatened him with expulsion back in the 2000s. The outcry would be enormous and the PL would back down quickly. Yet here, the sport of Tennis is happy to callously do all they can to exacerbate Naomi Osaka's mental health worries. She's one of the biggest names and best players in their sport.I have no doubt her race is a factor to be honest. Tennis is one of the most elitist, undiverse sports there is - and I say that despite being a big fan of it in general.Piers Morgan meanwhile isn't worth the energy. An outright cretin who clearly cannot stand successful women, particularly if they aren't white.
She's a tennis player, not a media celebrity. Press events should NOT be compulsory. Players should get paid to attend them IF THEY WANT TO DO THEM. Then it's the player's choice whether they would rather have the money or not do the interview.Would they force an international standard tennis player who was high-functioning on the autistic spectrum to jump through the same media hoops? They're there to show their talent at playing tennis, not to be performing seals in front of journalists.
Piers Morgan doesn't bother me, he's basically a well-paid internet troll with a platform. My question is who the f**k is publishing him? Why is it ok for him to run columns basically suggesting mentally ill people are faking it? It's a stain on our culture that this sort of thing is still acceptable in the media.
Quote from: Glyn_Wigley on June 01, 2021, 11:10:40 amShe's a tennis player, not a media celebrity. Press events should NOT be compulsory. Players should get paid to attend them IF THEY WANT TO DO THEM. Then it's the player's choice whether they would rather have the money or not do the interview.Would they force an international standard tennis player who was high-functioning on the autistic spectrum to jump through the same media hoops? They're there to show their talent at playing tennis, not to be performing seals in front of journalists.Glyn, she earnt $55 million last year through marketing, advertising and her brand. I'd question whether you can only have the publicity you want and not the stuff that's harder.Her family and management should be the ones supporting her absolutely but it's not unfair to ask for an interview. Would you accept the rovers manager not doing interviews after a defeat?
The tennis players seem to have do interviews after every match so that could be 4 or 5 in a week depending on their ability. It must get tedious answering the same questions nearly every time
There aren't too many introverted football managers. Sean O Driscoll was quite a quiet character... But he had John Ryan to do all the talking for him!
Viva’s last sentence leads me to a possible compromise in the tennis world. Maybe the winner of a match should be interviewed directly after but the loser has the option of delaying the interview by an hour if they wish, to recover physically and emotionally.IMHO I think Osaka’s initial statement was not great in timing and manner, and I believe she has said as much, but the Tennis authorities went way over the top in response.