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Osaka’s mental health discussion resonates at French Open

FILE - Bianca Andreescu, of Canada, reacts between points during the first round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021, in New York. 2019 U.S. Open champion Bianca Andreescu, a 21-year-old Canadian scheduled to face Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Belinda Bencic in Paris on Wednesday, announced in December she would sit out the start of this season, including the Australian Open, so she could "re-set, recover, and grow" after two difficult years. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File) FILE - Japan's Naomi Osaka stretches her left foot as she plays against Amanda Anisimova of the U.S. during their first round match at the French Open tennis tournament in Roland Garros stadium in Paris, France, Monday, May 23, 2022. Naomi Osaka's 2022 French Open is done following a first-round loss. The players remaining in the tournament see and hear products of her frank discussion about anxiety and depression a year ago -- from new "quiet rooms" and on-call psychiatrists at Roland Garros to a broader sense that mental health is a far-less-taboo topic than it once was. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File) FILE - Japan's Naomi Osaka serves against Amanda Anisimova of the U.S. during their first round match at the French Open tennis tournament in Roland Garros stadium in Paris, France, Monday, May 23, 2022. Naomi Osaka's 2022 French Open is done following a first-round loss. The players remaining in the tournament see and hear products of her frank discussion about anxiety and depression a year ago -- from new "quiet rooms" and on-call psychiatrists at Roland Garros to a broader sense that mental health is a far-less-taboo topic than it once was. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)