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Naomi Osaka backflips on tournament withdrawal after matches postponed – Wide World of Sports
‘Ready and prepared to concede the match’
Naomi Osaka will play in the Western & Southern Open semifinals, after all.
A day after saying she would withdraw from the hard-court event to protest the “continued genocide of Black people at the hand of the police” — prompting the tournament to call off all of Thursday’s matches — the two-time Grand Slam champion and former No. 1-ranked player changed course.
Her agent confirmed that Osaka will face No. 14 Elise Mertens when play resumes at the tournament Friday with the semifinals. The…
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