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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They will lose viewership.  Ratings will down. Naomi is on her way to Serena’s level of play. Back in the day when the Williams’ sisters played ratings were up, when Tiger played ratings were up. I bet most of the folks commenting on this thread couldn’t name two other top tennis players male or female other than Serena, Naomi, Rafa, Joker and Roger. Naomi was willing to pay the price (fines), her issue was the expulsion. So I don’t know where all this snowflake, privileged, entitlement comments are coming from. Clearly from people who don’t follow tennis or know her reputation on and off the court among her peers.

Everyone says mental health is important but when someone exercises their right to stand up for their mental health they’re being entitled? GTFOH. Anyone who has followed her career knows how sincere she is and her actions are completely in line with everything she has talked about since winning the US Open in 2018. Her statement is not a surprise to her fans, nor should it be to the media. She has consistently discussed how much the after match pressers cause her anxiety and are mentally taxing. It’s not like she can take a Xanax.

Naomi will find her way out of this and still be on top.  [/quote]

Do you think the other players like post-game interviews? Of course not, but it’s part of the job. (I find certain conference calls at my work to be anxiety-causing and stressful, but I’m not going to have my job for much longer if I tell my boss that I’m opting out for mental health reasons.)

I’m sure most professional athletes would like to only answer questions that are favorable to them and posed by fans. But if that starts happening, then ratings will go down, and the athletes will be upset that they’re making fewer millions. [/quote]

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