Derval O'Rourke: I was asked right after an event at one Olympics ‘how bad was that?’

TOP OF HER GAME: Derval O’Rourke in the Women’s 100m Hurdles heat at the 2012 London Olympic Games. She revealed that facing media directly after such races was extremely challenging. Picture: Stu Forster/Getty Images

The rumbling, rolling sports controversy of the week? Easy.

Tennis star Naomi Osaka withdrew from the French Open tournament last Monday. The previous week she had stated she wouldn’t be speaking to the press at the tournament, citing concerns about her mental health. Cue the reaction: a flood of opinion and comment pieces.