Osaka Fined $15,000 for Skipping French Open Media; Thiem Out

Osaka Fined $15,000 for Skipping French Open Media; Thiem Out
Japan's Naomi Osaka returns the ball to Romania's Patricia Maria Tig during their first round match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium, in Paris, France, on May 30, 2021. Christophe Ena/AP Photo
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PARIS—Naomi Osaka was fined $15,000 at the French Open for skipping a post-match news conference after her first-round victory Sunday—and threatened by all four Grand Slam tournaments with stiffer penalties, including being defaulted, if she continues to avoid meeting with the media.

The fine will come out of Osaka’s prize money and was announced in a joint statement from the president of the French tennis federation, Gilles Moretton, and the heads of the other majors.