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Naomi Osaka pulls out of semi-final in support of BLM protests – Wide World of Sports
‘Making me sick to my stomach’
The tennis world has been thrown into chaos following the sudden withdrawal of Naomi Osaka from the Western & Southern Open in New York, in support of the Black Lives Matter protests.
The fourth seed, who had been due to play Elise Mertens in tomorrow’s semi-final, put out a statement on social media this morning condemning the “continued genocide of black people at the hand of police.”
It follows the NBA’s decision to postpone today’s scheduled playoff matches, after Milwaukee players fai…
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