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

Osaka set the bar; Townsend held the line; Ostapenko opened a door to do better. That’s a workable blueprint for a tense era.

Compete like it’s match point. Speak like it matters tomorrow. Choose words that hit the ball, not the person behind it. That’s how tennis wins twice.

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