Hey, everyone!
I know I gave a little spotlight to tennis star Naomi Osaka a few times over the last few weeks, but she’s earned a bit more than that, as have a few of her colleagues at the U.S. Open.
Ramble of the Day
Over the course of the U.S. Open, a few players have chosen to use their platforms to show support for the Black Lives Matter movement. Sloane Stephens wore a Black Lives Matter mask, Stefanos Tsitsipas wore a Black Lives Matter t-shirt, and Frances Tiafoe wrote “Black Lives Matter” and “Say Her Name” on his shoes. Most notably, though, Naomi Osaka has been wearing the names of Black victims of police brutality on her mask before each of her matches.
Osaka has been vocal about racial injustice since the killing of George Floyd in May, protesting in Minneapolis and urging the Western & Southern Open to pause play on the day other sports followed suit after Jacob Blake was shot. I’ll point you towards two pieces of writing from the last few months about…
