paris all tennis stakeholders should work on creating a safe environment for players whose mental health is at risk the sports psychologist of french open champion iga swiatek said on thursdayfourtimes grand slam champion naomi osaka said on wednesday she would not take questions from the press at the french open saying the nature of news conferences puts an undue burden on players mental healthdaria abramowicz who is in paris to assist the 19yearold swiatek at the french open which starts on sunday told reuters that the demands on players affect their mental health and wellbeingi absolutely understand the osakas decision in terms of when a player loses a match and tennis is such a specific sport because at the end of the tournament only one person does not lose abramowicz saidthe last thing that i want swiatek to do to be completely honest with you after she loses a match is that she does the press she said adding that she had been working with swiatek on helping the player deal with her life as a public personits tough emotionally to cope with it it is one of the challenges that tennis brings its sometimes overwhelming and might be a burden when the emotional state of the player is way away from goodabramowicz said that it was paramount to insist on the empathy and mutual respect between athletes and the press sometimes the organisersin tennis tournaments players have to attend a news conference after each match and face a fine if they do notabramowicz believes that players should sometimes be allowed more time to reflect on their performances before being brought to the media and urged athletes to use their social platforms to share their thoughtspublic eyeshe added that given the nature of the sports environment which she labels a business industry players needed support not only on but also off the courtwe live in the public eye cope with additional pressure and outside expectations and it includes connecting with the press the media not only traditional media but also social media she explainedso yes im a strong advocate of building resources and equipping players and teams with the tools that help them and allow them to cope betterfrom my psychologists point of view this is one of the most important areas there is no chance of escaping the media social media pressure and expectations that partners and sponsors also bring to the tablesports psychologists focus on the players environment she said looking to create a safe bubble for themwhat we try to do in terms of sport psychology is that we no longer work solely on the mental tools that help to perform better but we also work on the areas that help to create the healthiest career possible said abramowiczall parties involved however need to be on board she addedwe have to build the resources to educate the players teams coaches management teams and also press and organisers to bring the best policies and strategies that