‘It’s one of the worst things you can say to a Black tennis player’ – Osaka | Tennis News

Naomi Osaka blasts Jelena Ostapenko after her heated exchange with Taylor Townsend at the US Open.

Naomi Osaka said using words like “no education” and “no class” to criticise a Black tennis player were among the worst things to say as the debate over a heated row between Taylor Townsend and Jelena Ostapenko raged on at the US Open.

Townsend, who is Black, overcame 2017 French Open champion Ostapenko 7-5, 6-1 in a tough second-round battle on…