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

US Open 2025: Naomi Osaka Slams Jelena Ostapenko’s Racial Remarks Toward Taylor Townsend, Says ‘One of the Worst Things’ | 🎾 LatestLY

Osaka, who highlighted racial injustice during her 2020 U.S. Open-winning run by wearing masks bearing the names of African Americans killed in recent years, also weighed in on the sporting side of the controversy - whether players should apologise for winning points off the net cord. 🎾 US Open 2025: Naomi Osaka Slams Jelena Ostapenko’s Racial Remarks Toward Taylor Townsend, Says ‘One of the Worst Things’.

‘It’s one of the worst things you can say to a Black tennis player’ – Osaka

Naomi Osaka blasts Jelena Ostapenko after alleged comments in a heated exchange with Taylor Townsend at the US Open.

Osaka steps in to slam Ostapenko over heated US Open row with black player

Japanese grand slam winner says the Latvian’s comments to Taylor Townsend were among ‘the worst things you can say to a black tennis player’.

U.S. Open 2025: ‘Worst thing you can say to a Black tennis player’—Osaka criticises Ostapenko over row with Townsend

Naomi Osaka said using words like “no education” and “no class” to criticise a Black tennis player were among the worst things to say as the debate over a heated row between Taylor Townsend and Jelena Ostapenko raged on at the U.S. Open.

US Open 2025: Naomi Osaka condemns Jelena Ostapenko's Taylor Townsend comments

Naomi Osaka says Jelena Ostapenko's comments to Taylor Townsend about her having "no class" and "no education" was "one of the worst things you could say to a black tennis player".

Naomi Osaka condemns Latvian Jelena Ostapenko over heated US Open row with Taylor Townsend

"It's one of the worst things you can say to a Black tennis player in a majority White sport," the four-times Grand Slam champion says.