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The Western & Southern Open is the main lead-up tournament to next week's US Open in New York. Having navigated the uncertainty around COVID-19, the US Open is suddenly facing the issue of player unrest in the build-up to the year's much delayed second grand slam tournament."However, before I am a athlete, I am a black woman. And as a black woman I feel as though there are much more important matters at hand that need immediate attention, rather than watching me play tennis.
Osaka, who became the first Japanese player to win a grand slam tournament when she beat Serena Williams in a controversial 2018 US Open final, lamented the ongoing racial issues in the world. "Watching the continued genocide of black people at the hand of the police is honestly making me sick to my stomach," she added.
"I'm exhausted of having a new hashtag pop up every few days I'm extremely tired of having this same conversation over and over again.Osaka's stance has earned praise from many within the tennis community, with Martina Navratilova and Patrick Mouratoglou amongst those to come out in support of the former US and Australian Open champion.
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