>All the players are required to talk to press and frankly it
>has the ability to affect every players game.

I would think a pre-game press conference is more of a distraction than post-game. If you're trying to focus on a match you're playing in an hour, I can see it.

I imagine there are some players that love the attention of a press conference and may thrive on it. Others might see it as a distraction or an annoyance. Is it fair to say that Naomi sees it as detrimental to her on-court game? (I don't know if she actually said that or not)

I guess the big question is should players be able to opt out and if so, should they have to suffer or pay some type of penalty?