By Alix Ramsay So, Naomi Osaka will play Vika Azarenka for the Western and Southern Open title. It sounds so simple but with both of them having huge back stories, it is anything but. Osaka, she who prompted the suspension of tournament play on Thursday, is now in a new position. Two days ago, she was simply a former world No.1, a former US Open champion and a highly … [Read more...] about Cincy Tennis In New York • Great Ladies WTA Finals • Naomi Osaka Plays Vika Azeranka
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Semi-finals Suspended In New York As Osaka Makes A Stand Against Racism
By Alix Ramsay It is Thursday morning and the match courts of the Billie Jean King Tennis National Center are silent. There will be no play today as a show of support for those fighting for equality and justice in the wake of the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha Wisconsin, on August 23. The decision to suspend play came late on Wednesday night and was prompted by the … [Read more...] about Semi-finals Suspended In New York As Osaka Makes A Stand Against Racism
Osaka Sparks Change, Says She Will Not Compete In Western & Southern Open Semifinal • Tennis Taking A Stance Against Racial Inequality
Two-time Grand Slam champion, Naomi Osaka announced that she would not compete in Thursday's semifinal match at the Western & Southern Open, following the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin. "As a Black woman I feel as though there are much more important matters at hand that need immediate attention, rather than watching me play tennis," Osaka wrote on … [Read more...] about Osaka Sparks Change, Says She Will Not Compete In Western & Southern Open Semifinal • Tennis Taking A Stance Against Racial Inequality
Canadian Men Are Cooking In “Cincinnati,” Mixed Bag For American Women • New York Tennis
By Ricky Dimon The Western & Southern Open is slightly closer to Canada now that it has moved from Cincinnati to New York for the 2020 version. It might as well have been all the way north of the border on Saturday. Canadian men compiled a 3-0 record as main-draw action began at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, and they did not even lose a single set. Felix … [Read more...] about Canadian Men Are Cooking In “Cincinnati,” Mixed Bag For American Women • New York Tennis
Alix Ramsay’s Report On Cincys / New York Tennis ATP | WTA
By Alix Ramsay Mask on, hand sanitiser at the ready: we are prepared for the brave new world of tennis and the start of the Western and Southern Open. Here we go: to the future and beyond. And then, just six hours in, absolutely nothing had changed. Oh, sure, there were masks on the sprinkling of ball persons (not kids but grown-ups because we don’t want to expose … [Read more...] about Alix Ramsay’s Report On Cincys / New York Tennis ATP | WTA