Frances Tiafoe and Naomi Osaka are both very well involved in support of the black community, especially after the horrible facts that have been happening recently in the US.
Naomi Osaka has been extremely vocal when supporting the Black Lives Matter movement. Last week she refused to play the semifinal of the Western & Southern Open on Thursday to protest against the shooting of Jacob Blake. Then Naomi decided to play the US Open, going on court with face masks carrying the names of the victims of racism in the US. Naomi also stressed that it is very sad that the 7 masks that she has prepared for every match that she hopes to play at the US Open are definitely not enough as there are many more victims of racist behaviors.
Frances Tiafoe on Naomi
Frances Tiafoe was particularly taken by Naomi’s involvement to say:
“You had a whole movement, you had bleacher report, everything, going crazy that she didn’t play Cincinnati. That’s special. I bet a lot of people weren’t for that, but she believed in something. She’s coming out with a different mask every night. She’s trending.
She definitely figured out. She’s definitely woke.”
Tiafoe at the U.S. Open, ranking, and results in 2020
At the moment ranked no.82, the American has a 8-9 win-loss record in 2020. Francis is competing at the U.S. Open where he toppled Andreas Seppi 4-6 6-3 6-4 7-5 and John Millman 7-66 3-6 1-6 6-3 6-3.
Frances Tiafoe will fight against Fucsovics in the 3rd round. The head to head is 2-0 for Fucsovics.
Osaka at the U.S. Open, ranking, and results in 2020
Now ranked no.9, Osaka has a 12-3 win-loss record in 2020. Osaka is playing at the U.S. Open where she bested Misaki Doi 6-2 5-7 6-2, Camila Giorgi 6-1 6-2 and Marta Kostyuk 6-3 6-74 6-2.
Naomi Osaka will fight against Kontaveit in the 4th round. The head to head is 4-0 for Osaka.
The Japanese was the finalist in New York last week.
Naomi won 5 titles in her career: all of them conquered on hard courts. (See the list of her titles)
