Naomi Osaka advances at US Open, and is poised to show all 7 masks she brought to highlight racial injustice. “I feel like I’m a vessel in order to spread awareness,” Osaka said.
The highlighting of the issue has taken a little of the focus away from what has been a highly impressive tournament for the fourth seed as she has made her way to her third Grand Slam semi-final.
Naomi Osaka of Japan walks out wearing a mask with the name of Trayvon Martin at the US Open on Sept. 6, 2020.Osaka, who at 22 already has two Grand Slam titles after winning the 2018 U.S. Open and backing up at the 2019 Australian Open, said she had spent a lot of time during the coronavirus shutdown thinking about how she wanted to approach her tennis.
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