Smith applauded Osaka for how she handled her withdrawal from the French Open.
"Turns out, all it took was Naomi Osaka to expose just how many members of the media look down on the players they cover."
It’s stunning when a young, popular, thriving athlete would rather quit than attend press conferences — and, to be clear, her French Open withdrawal isn’t about...
With Osaka firmly established as tennis’ reigning one-name icon, it’s important Williams not overstay her welcome at 39 in pursuit of a daunting 24th Grand Slam...
ESPN 2 had 1.41 million viewers tuning into Wednesday’s Naomi Osaka-Serena Williams Australian Open women’s semifinal.
Richard Deitsch is a very well connected sports media reporter. When it’s appropriate, he will devote part of his weekly “Media Circus” column at The Athletic to...