<p>Four-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka posted her first social media comments Saturday since pulling out of the French Open after a dispute over news conferences.</p>.<p>Osaka, who also had revealed her ongoing battle with depression and anxiety, thanked her supporters in a brief message on Instagram.</p>.<p>"Just want to say thank you for all the love. Haven't been on my phone much but I wanted to hop on here and tell you all that I really appreciate it," she wrote.</p>.<p>French tennis officials fined Osaka $15,000 and threatened to remove her from the tournament for not honoring mandatory media commitments, prompting the 23-year-old Japanese star to withdraw on her own. French Open officials said they tried unsuccessfully to speak with Osaka before she pulled out.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/lewis-hamilton-backs-naomi-osaka-in-news-conference-dispute-993426.html" target="_blank">Read | Lewis Hamilton backs Naomi Osaka in news conference dispute</a></strong></p>.<p>Osaka said earlier that post-match news conferences are detrimental to her mental health and likened the traditional question and answer format to "kicking people when they're down."</p>.<p>Osaka said she wanted to take time away from the game to get better. She did not provide any update on her condition.</p>.<p>Osaka also did not say when she plans to play next, putting her participation at Wimbledon and the Japan Olympics in doubt. She also has withdrawn from a grass court tournament in Berlin on June 14.</p>.<p>Osaka said her mental health struggles began in 2018 when she won the first of her four majors at the US Open in a controversial final against Serena Williams.</p>
<p>Four-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka posted her first social media comments Saturday since pulling out of the French Open after a dispute over news conferences.</p>.<p>Osaka, who also had revealed her ongoing battle with depression and anxiety, thanked her supporters in a brief message on Instagram.</p>.<p>"Just want to say thank you for all the love. Haven't been on my phone much but I wanted to hop on here and tell you all that I really appreciate it," she wrote.</p>.<p>French tennis officials fined Osaka $15,000 and threatened to remove her from the tournament for not honoring mandatory media commitments, prompting the 23-year-old Japanese star to withdraw on her own. French Open officials said they tried unsuccessfully to speak with Osaka before she pulled out.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/lewis-hamilton-backs-naomi-osaka-in-news-conference-dispute-993426.html" target="_blank">Read | Lewis Hamilton backs Naomi Osaka in news conference dispute</a></strong></p>.<p>Osaka said earlier that post-match news conferences are detrimental to her mental health and likened the traditional question and answer format to "kicking people when they're down."</p>.<p>Osaka said she wanted to take time away from the game to get better. She did not provide any update on her condition.</p>.<p>Osaka also did not say when she plans to play next, putting her participation at Wimbledon and the Japan Olympics in doubt. She also has withdrawn from a grass court tournament in Berlin on June 14.</p>.<p>Osaka said her mental health struggles began in 2018 when she won the first of her four majors at the US Open in a controversial final against Serena Williams.</p>