Naomi Osaka launched a strong criticism of Ostapenko after the controversy in the US Open 2025

In the last hours within the US Open 2024while the second round matches were played, Jelena Ostapenko and Taylor Towsend They starred in an uncomfortable moment that quickly raised controversy on social networks. After the opinion of Aryna Sabalenka, the Naomi Osaka shift, who launched a sharp criticism of the letona Following your outburst. The statements.

Last Wednesday, the attention moved from the main stadiums to court 11. There, the American Taylor Towsend (139th) defeated the letona Jelena Ostapenko (26th) by 7-5 and 6-1 to qualify for the third round of the United States Open.

Immediately, the cameras captured a tense crossing between them at the time of greeting. And, minutes later, the place told what his rival had said: “He told me that he had no class, that he had no education and what would see what happened when we left the United States.”

Hours later, Roland Garros 2017 champion broke the silence with a statement and the cataract of opinions, including her colleagues.

After his comfortable triumph over Hailey Baptiste (6-3, 6-1) in second round, Naomi Osaka (24th) got into the episode: “It’s one of the worst things you can tell a black tennis player in a mostly white sport.”

“I know Taylor (Towsend) and I know how much he has worked and how intelligent it is, so it has nothing to do with a person without education or anything similar,” he continued.

“But if you ask me genuinely about the history of Ostopenko, I don’t think this is the greatest madness you have said. I will be sincere. I think it is a bad moment and the worst person who could have told that. I don’t know if you know the history of the United States. But I know he won’t say that again in his life. It was terrible. That is really bad “concluded the former world number one and four times Grand Slam champion.

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