When Serena Williams received Osaka's response, the 23-time major champion said tears rolled down her face.
Something was keeping Serena Williams from moving forward after her loss to Naomi Osaka in last year's US Open final. She believed she owed Osaka an apology, Williams revealed in an essay published Tuesday in Harper's BAZAAR.
While a then-20-year-old Osaka prevailed against her idol 6-2, 6-4 in New York to win her first major, it was overshadowed by controversy, with Williams clashing with chair umpire Carlos Ramos, culminating when he docked her a game for calling him a"thief."Serena Williams reaches Wimbledon semifinalsAfter the match, while Osaka accepted the trophy, boos rang around Arthur Ashe Stadium. Osaka wept.
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