naomi 0saka called it a situation she never imagined. g bouts of depression since winning the us 0pen three years ago, and she gets huge waves of anxiety before speaking to the media. now she says she's taking time away. 0saka chose not to speak to the press, she said, to preserve her mental health. tennis authorities had fined her and threatened disqualification. now some feel the sport could learn lessons. had the organisers known that she was suffering from depression, would they have gone out so strongly with a statement? probably not. i think saying that she was potentially going to be defaulted was always quite strong and maybe unnecessary. but here we are. and i think it's a real disappointment for the tournament that she's had to withdraw, but also for herself that she's been dealing with this for so long and no—one knew. iremember being i remember being in floods of tears and press _ i remember being in floods of tears and press conferences but life is in and press conferences but life is in a much _ and press conferences but lif

the women's tennis world number two naomi 0saka has withdrawn from the french open after refusing tofered long bouts of depression since winning her first grand slam title in 2018. 0ur sports correspondent katie gornall reports. naomi 0saka is one of her sport's biggest and most marketable stars, and yet all the talk in tennis has been about her not talking. last week, she said she wouldn't speak to the media at the french open to protect her mental health. and then, 2k hours after winning herfirst match, pulled out of the tournament altogether, posting this on twitter. she said... 0saka revealed she'd suffered long bouts of depression since winning the us open three years ago and gets huge waves of anxiety before speaking to the world's media. now she says she'll take some time away from the court. as much as it can be difficult and challenging at times, and i've experienced that myself, it's part of the job. to have not been able to reach any sort of conclusion with the organisers and be able to move forward because of the press commitments is, you know... it sent shockwaves throug

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naomi 0saka is one of her sport's biggest and most marketable stars and yet all the talk in tennis has. and then, 24 hours after winning herfirst match, pulled out of the tournament altogether, posting this on twitter. she said... 0saka revealed she'd suffered long bouts of depression since winning the us open three years ago and gets huge waves of anxiety before speaking to the world's media. now she says she'll take some time away from the court. as much as it can be difficult and challenging at times, and i've experienced that myself, it's part of the job. to have not been able to reach any sort of conclusion with the organisers and be able to move forward because of the press commitments is, you know... it's sent shockwaves through the sport. all of the thoughts go to her and make sure that she's looking after her mental health, which it's good that that's what she's doing. as the tournament continued today without the world number two, players in paris offered their support. i feel for naomi. i feel like i wish i could give her a hug, because i know what it's like. like i said, i'

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into the last 16, while in the other match in that group ukraine beat north macedonia 2—1. japan's naomi 0sakas been experiencing depression and anxiety and says she'll spend time with friends and family having also withdrawn from the french open in may. two time champion rafael nadal will also be missing from wimbledon. the world number three says he needs to recuperate after a long clay court season. nadal will also miss the tokyo 0lympics this summer — and said his goal was to prolong his career and continue to do what makes him happy. andy murray has been knocked out in the second round of the queens club tournament in straight sets, by matteo berrettini. the italian, who's the number one seed at queens, took advantage of unforced errors from murray, breaking his serve twice to win the first set. and berrettini used his big serve to good effect in the second, the italian won 6—3 6—3. you know, i need to get myself notjust on the court, but on the practice court, playing with the highest quality of opponent that i can to get my sharpness up and my decision—making on point. because i made so

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the japanese tennis star, naomi 0saka, has pulled out of the wimbledon championships later this month decision followed a dispute about post— match press conferences. the us supreme court has rejected an attempt by republicans to scrap barack 0bama's health care programme. thejustices ruled that there was no legal standing for the challenges. it's the third time the court has upheld the affordable care act since 2010. the law, known as 0bamacare, provides health insurance for tens of millions of americans. it bans insurers from denying coverage because of pre—existing conditions. french prosecutors have asked a paris court to jail the former president nicolas sarkozy for a year, with six months suspended, over his re—election campaign expenses in 2012. they say a public relations company falsely invoiced mr sarkozy�*s party and to hide spending twice as much campaign spending as was permitted. you're watching bbc world news america. still to come on tonight's programme. in india, as monsoon season approaches, hundreds of bodies buried on the banks of the ganges during the pandemic cou

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naomi 0saka called it a situation she never imagined. says she's taking time away. 0saka chose not to speak to the press, she said, to preserve her mental health. tennis authorities had fined her and threatened disqualification. now some feel the sport could learn lessons. had the organisers known that she was suffering from depression, would they have gone out so strongly with a statement? probably not. i think saying that she was potentially going to be defaulted was always quite strong and maybe unnecessary. but here we are. and i think it's a real disappointment for the tournament that she's had to withdraw, but also for herself that she's been dealing with this for so long and no one knew. last night, serena williams spoke out. she's just won the tournament's first night match. but she feels this has cast a shadow. i feel for naomi. i feel like, i wish i could give her a hug because i know what it's like. like i said, i've been in those positions. everyone is different and everyone handles things differently. so, you know, you just h

the japanese tennis star, naomi 0saka, has pulled out the wimbledon championships later this month.in the olympics injuly. auckland in new zealand has been named as the world s most liveable city. out of 140 cities, it is right there at the top. that's according to an annual list produced by the economist intelligence unit. the new zealand city has stolen the top spot from vienna ? which has dropped down the list, largely due to repeated covid—19 lockdowns. cities are ranked on a number of factors including stability, education and access to healthcare. the pandemic has heavily affected this years rankings, with european cities coming below places in the asia pacific region. to find out more about auckland and how it has fared throughout the pandemic ? we can cross to the city and speak to mayor phil goff. thank you so much forjoining us. auckland is better than venice, new york, then, 0saka, adelaide, you are right at the top how do you get there with blue good evening. we have there with blue good evening. - have always been in the top 24 most liveable cities but i think really th

japan's naomi 0saka will not play at wimbledon this year but is planning to return in time for the tokyol also miss the tokyo 0lympics this summer — and said his goal was to prolong his career and continue to do what makes him happy. andy murray has been knocked out in the second round of the queens club tournament in straight sets, by matteo berrettini. the italian, who's the number one seed at queens, took advantage of unforced errors from murray, breaking his serve twice to win the first set. and berrettini used his big serve to good effect in the second, the italian won 6—3 6—3. you know, i need to get myself notjust on the court, but on the practice court, playing with the highest quality of opponent that i can to get my sharpness up and my decision—making on point. because i made some bad choices today. berrettini will play dan evans, who became the third british man to reach the quarter finals with a straight sets win over adrian mannarino. the world number 42 won in straight sets, 6—4, 7—6 making it the first time in the open era there are three british players in the queen s clu

tennis's grand slam tournaments say they will offer their support and assistance to naomi 0saka in anyrefusing to speak to the media after her matches. she said she wanted to protect herself after suffering "long bouts of depression" and has "huge waves of anxiety before press conferences". well, today, venus williams spoke to the media after her first round defeat at the french open, and was asked how she's dealt with the pressure in her career. for me personally, howl for me personally, how i deal with it was— for me personally, how i deal with it was i_ for me personally, how i deal with it was i know every single person asked _ it was i know every single person asked me — it was i know every single person asked me a — it was i know every single person asked me a question can't play as well as— asked me a question can't play as well as i_ asked me a question can't play as well as i can — asked me a question can't play as well as i can and never will, so no matter— well as i can and never will, so no matter what— well as i can and never will, so no matter what you say or what you wri

as it stands the all england club is expecting naomi 0saka to compete.bly important to recognise that, along with the other grand slams and detours, we are always looking to evolve and improve what we do, so to that end, we have started a consultation around how we might improve media operations and of course that needs to include not just the players but also the media and those engaged in that space. we are all striving to do things better. now we mentioned earlier the finland players' wishing danish star chritian eriksen well following his cardiac arrest on saturday, and the danish football association have this morning confirmed that eriksen will have a heart starter device fitted. it's a measure often taken due to rhythm disturbances following a cardiac arrest. eriksen�*s been getting so many messages of love from around the world in different forms, including this from david wright, in huddersfield, who made this cube art portrait of eriksen, using 500 rubik's cubes. he posted this video on social media and hopes it will help christian with his rec

and coming up this hour, naomi 0saka pulls out of the french open saying she's suffered from depressionrst grand slam title in 2018. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. a five—month—old boy from london has become one of the first children in the uk to be treated with a ground—breaking new gene therapy. arthur morgan, who has spinal muscular atrophy, is being treated with zolgensma. at a cost of £1.79 million per patient it is the world's most expensive drug. the nhs has negotiated a confidential discount for the treatment, which can increase life expectancy by as much as a0 years. the development means that potentially dozens of infants could be treated by the nhs. around a0 children are born with the most severe form of the disorder every year. and the sma uk charity says newborns in britain should be screened for sma, as happens in other countries. the charity says early diagnosis and treatment is vital. 0ur medical editor, fergus walsh, explains. this is the world's most expensive medicine. the list price of zolgensma is almost £1.8 million, though the

. —— naomi 0saka. ed that the us and europe, the eu as it was then, had the right to impose tariffs, import charges on each other�*s goods as part of the dispute as to whether or not each side was unfairly subsidising the manufacturer of aircraft. over the last few days, first of all a pause from the us and eu. we had already seen some tariffs paused earlier in the year, but we have heard of this will carry on for another five years in which time they will try to hammer out a permanent solution about the row over aircraft manufacturer. for now, a sigh of relief and perhaps a dram for whisky exporters and cashmere and manufacturers and producers who were caught out. there was discussions with liz truss. we have not heard about the free—trade deal we were told was in the offing last year. it is on pause for a while the new us representative takes a closer look at that and the uk is really keen to get this went done. keen to get this one done. guess what, £1 of every six of our trade is with america, a far

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