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'One Of The Worst Things': Naomi Osaka Slams Ostapenko’s Racial Remarks Toward Townsend
Black Lives Matter: Naomi Osaka has criticised Jelena Ostapenko’s choice of words in her heated post-match altercation with Taylor Townsend at the U.S. Open, calling them “one of the worst things you can say to a Black tennis player in a majority White sport".
"It’s one of the worst things you can say to a Black tennis player in a majority White sport,” the four-time Grand Slam champion said. “I know Taylor and I know how hard she’s worked and I know how smart she is, so she’s the furthest thing from uneducated or anything like that.”
Townsend defeated 2017 French Open champion Ostapenko 7-5, 6-1 in a tense second-round clash, but the spotlight quickly shifted to a verbal exchange at the net. Ostapenko, visibly agitated, repeatedly wagged her finger at Townsend, who later hinted at possible “racial undertones” in their exchange during her press conference.
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