Swimming legend Michael Phelps has shown support for tennis star Osaka Naomi after she withdrew from the ongoing French Open citing her mental health. Phelps, a mental health campaigner since his second retirement from the pool, told CNN: "She's showing her vulnerability and she's doing it her own way. I was so happy for her to be able to share exactly what she wanted."

"I think back to the struggles that I went through when I was competing," Phelps said. "I don't know if I would have been able to take my own words and put them on a platform for everybody to see like she's putting herself out there. "It said in the message that she loves playing tennis and she wanted to play tennis and maybe that helps her feel like her authentic self. So, I was ecstatic to see how everything came across, but I was also very saddened to see how much backlash there was. This is a human being that's sharing her feelings and emotions.