Naomi Osaka, Cori Gauff and Amanda Anisimova are often quite active on social media to comment on what happens all over the world. The 3 upcoming players remained shocked after what has happened in Beirut, where a huge explosion annihilated part of the city.
Naomi Osaka and the explosion
Naomi was stunned by the videos that have been spreading all over the web after the explosion. The Japanese posted a video herself about a person driving peacefully while the terrible blast hit the car.
Now the world no.10, the Japanese played her last match on the 7th of February when she capitulated to Sara Sorribes Tormo 6-0 6-3 in the Rubber 1 of the Fed Cup.
Naomi Osaka’s most significant result of this season was getting to the semi-finals in Brisbane.
@naomiosaka shocked by this (like all of us) #BeirutExplosion pic.twitter.com/BRuidh3Kei
— Luke (@Luke16572469) August 5, 2020
Cori Gauff promoting fundraising
The 16-year-old took immediate action to promote fundraising on her twitter, sharing this page to help the people affected by the disaster.
Sending my prayers to the people of Lebanon🙏🏾 Here is a link to where you can donate to help the people affected by this disaster https://t.co/wIEvVI1alW
— Coco Gauff (@CocoGauff) August 5, 2020
Now the world no.52, the American played her last match on the 26th of January when she was overcome by Sofia Kenin 6-75 6-3 6-0 in the 4th round of the Australian Open.
Amanda Anisimova
The 18-year-old was also stunned by what has happened in Beirut to promote the same fundraising shared by Coco with the following message.
Ranked world no.28, the American was supposed to play on the 26th of February. However, she conceded a walk over to Svetlana Kuznetsova in the 3rd round in Doha.
Amanda Anisimova’s most significant result of the current season was reaching the semi-finals in Auckland.