It followed Wednesday’s postponement of NBA, Major League Baseball, MLS and WNBA games in the wake of Jacob Blake’s shooting in Kenosha, Wisconsin and subsequent protests. Japan’s Osaka took to Twitter local time in New York on Wednesday night after defeating Anett Kontaveit in the quarterfinals and talking to reporters. …
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NEW YORK: Organizers of the ATP / WTA Western & Southern Open in new York said Wednesday the tournament will be suspended until Friday after sporting boycotts were triggered by police shooting a black man in Wisconsin. In a statement that came just hours after star singles player Naomi Osaka …
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Naomi Osaka, the two-time grand tennis champion, announced she would not play in Thursday’s West and South Open game in response to the shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin. Several hours later, the tournament announced that play had paused for a day. “As a sport, tennis collectively takes a stand …
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Serena Williams said she enjoyed the National Tennis Center, but she lives in a rented apartment to further isolate herself from exposure to the coronavirus because of her history of major lung complications. “I want to be here, but I have real health issues,” Williams said Friday in a Zoom …
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LEXINGTON, Ky. This Friday, Serena Williams had played 967 tournaments at tournament level as a professional, with just four losses against opponents ranked outside the top 100 – and none in eight years. Now, it’s time to add to that list: Williams was defeated by No. 116 Shelby Rogers 1-6, …
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