The highest-paid female athlete in the world, tennis superstar Naomi Osaka, decided to leave the French Open at the end of May citing her battle with depression and anxiety. Her withdrawal from the tournament created a media frenzy, and divided journalists and fans. But it has also started a conversation about athletes and mental health that for many is long overdue.

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Rennae Stubbs (@rennaestubbs), former world #1 in doubles, host of @racqetmagazine podcast, and ESPN commentator 
Caitlin Thompson (@caitlin_thomps), journalist, publisher and co-founder of @racqetmagazine

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The highest-paid female athlete in the world, tennis superstar <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2021/5/31/naomi-osaka-withdraws-from-french-open">Naomi Osaka</a>, decided to leave the French Open at the end of May citing her battle with depression and anxiety. Her withdrawal from the tournament created a media frenzy, and divided journalists and fans. But it has also started a conversation about athletes and mental health that for many is long overdue.
In this episode: 
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<li>Rennae Stubbs (<a href="https://twitter.com/rennaestubbs">@rennaestubbs</a>), former world #1 in doubles, host of <a href="https://twitter.com/racqetmagazine">@racqetmagazine</a> podcast, and ESPN commentator </li>
<li>Caitlin Thompson (<a href="https://twitter.com/caitlin_thomps">@caitlin_thomps</a>), journalist, publisher and co-founder of <a href="https://twitter.com/racqetmagazine">@racqetmagazine</a> </li>
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The Take is a daily interview-driven international news podcast hosted by award-winning journalist Malika Bilal. Each episode focuses on conversations with journalists and people directly impacted by the news of the day, offering our listeners the context necessary to understand what's in the headlines.
With millions of global listens, it's clear the conversations we're having on The Take are worth hearing. And critics think so too. The show has won the Online Journalism Awards, the Signal Awards, Lovie Awards, and Anthem Awards, among others.

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