Naomi Osaka may have won her first-round match at the US Open -- but she wanted to ensure people didn't forget about Breonna Taylor.
Ahead of Monday's opening-round US Open match against Misaki Doi, Osaka entered the court wearing a face mask with the words"Breonna Taylor" on it. As the US continues reckoning with racism and police shootings, the highest-paid female athlete says she's using her platform to spread awareness about social justice."I'm aware that tennis is watched all over the world, and maybe there is someone that doesn't know Breonna Taylor's story.
Read MoreIn her on-court interview with ESPN, Osaka said she has seven masks and she started off with Taylor's name first"because she was most important. There are still marches going on even though people don't really talk about it," the 22-year-old said."I have seven," she said."It's quite sad that seven masks isn't enough for the amount of names, so hopefully I'll get to the finals and you can see all of them.
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