Osaka Won't Play Today at Western & Southern Open

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Published on August 27 2020 6:31 am
Last Updated on August 27 2020 6:32 am

Two-time major tennis champion Naomi Osaka said Wednesday she wouldn't play in her semifinal match scheduled for today at the Western & Southern Open in the wake of Jacob Blakes' shooting.

The tournament announced several hours later that it would be pausing play for a day. Osaka wrote on social media, “Before I am an athlete, I am a black woman.”