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

As the draw rolled forward, images lingered: Townsend’s calm at the mic, Osaka’s steady framing, and anger cooling into reflection. Sports are laboratories for emotion.

What we test there—accountability, empathy, precision—returns to life outside the lines. If fewer flashpoints flare tomorrow, this week did its job.