Naomi Osaka Calls Jelena Ostapenko’s Comments to Taylor Townsend ‘One of the Worst Things You Can Say to a Black Tennis Player’

Clarity was the silver lining. The line between criticizing conduct and attacking identity is now brighter for fans, media, and players alike.

Organizers took a lesson, too: codes of conduct must include language. The sharpest thing on court should be a clean strike, not a stereotype.