NEW YORK, NEW YORK РSEPTEMBER 08: Naomi Osaka of Japan wears a mask with the name of George Floyd on during an interview following her Women’s Singles quarter-finals match win against Shelby Rogers of the United Stateson Day Nine of the 2020 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 8, 2020 in the Queens borough of New York City.
The Japanese 2018 US Open champion brushed aside the 27-year-old American 6-3, 6-4, in 1hr 20min inside Arthur Ashe Stadium.Despite going into the last-eight match as favorite, the world number 9 Osaka said she was apprehensive about playing the 93rd-ranked Rogers because she had failed to beat her in three previous outings.
The 2019 Australian Open champion is wearing different masks honoring victims of racial injustice and police brutality throughout the tournament. After her match, Osaka was shown video messages from Martin’s mother and Arbery’s father in which they thanked her for her support.
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