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French Open Twitter account throws shade at Naomi Osaka over media blackout

The Roland Garros official Twitter account appeared to throw shade at Naomi Osaka on Saturday in a now-deleted tweet following the news of her media blackout at the French Open.

The account shared four photos of other players meeting with reporters at the tournament with the caption, “They understood the assignment.”

The tweet was later deleted.

Naomi Osaka will not be speaking to media at the French Open.

Instead she’ll be receiving sub-tweets from the #Rolandgarros account. (Tweet now deleted.) pic.twitter.com/b83dpyXN1k

Naomi Osaka’s media blackout

Osaka announced Wednesday on Twitter that she would not be speaking with any reporters throughout the tournament in Paris, citing mental health concerns for athletes.