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

Townsend modeled the response of a pro. She acknowledged the slight, accepted the apology, but insisted on better—now and next time.

Grace without surrender is a powerful posture. She held the win and her boundaries, showing younger players how to defend both performance and personhood.