Venus Williams Scorches The Media With Epic Response To Naomi Osaka’s Withdrawal From The French Open

Tennis star Naomi Osaka made headlines when she announced last week that she was refusing to do any press while competing in the French Open (a.k.a. Roland-Garros) in order to practice “self care” with her mental health.

She made further headlines when she was fined for refusing to appear at a press conference, and then ultimately withdrew from the competition altogether.

During a press conference on Tuesday, Venus Williams was asked how she handles media scrutiny.

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“For me personally how I deal with it was that I know every single person asking me a question can’t play as well as I can and never will,” she said.

“So no matter what you say or what you write, you’ll never light a candle to me,” Williams added.

“That’s how I deal with it,” she concluded. “But each person deals with it differently.”