Let me straight off say I’m a big fan of Naomi Osaka. Her early successes were a breath of fresh air into women’s tennis, Naomi ventured into some political activity, which is her right; but it seems her activism has led to her feeling unsure of herself in post match press conferences.

Who watches tennis for the press conferences?

I do like the on court post match interviews, but see no need for the post match media scrum. I think it should be scrapped. For both men’s and women’s tennis.

I’m not a big fan of it in NRL and AFL, although I think Ricky Stuart and Des Hasler have become masters of them. I especially recommend Ricky’s efforts to Naomi to see how it can be done.

Women’s tennis is awesome right now. Without Naomi and an injured Ash Barty, Barbora Krejcikova came from nowhere to win the French Open. It’s always good to have a new champion. It’s certainly less boring than the men’s tour with the Big Three dominating.

And so, on to Wimbledon. I hope Ash Barty is fit to play. I hope Naomi Osaka strikes a deal where she can answer questions on court only. I hope Petra Kvitova doesn’t fall over again. I hope Barbora Krejcivoa can prove this wasn’t a flash in the pan.

The thing about women’s tennis right now is it’s amazingly competitive. Simona Halep and Sofia Kenin are still in the mix. Aryna Sabalenka has had a successful European campaign is now ranked number five.

Predicting a Wimbledon winner is as hard as a Melbourne Cup. There’s just too many front runners.

And that is fantastic for women’s tennis.