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Western & Southern Open: Naomi Osaka reverses decision to withdraw from semi-finals
• 5 years agoOsaka said in a statement on Wednesday that she had pulled out of her last-four clash with Belgium's Elise Mertens in protest at the police shooting of black man Jacob Blake in Wisconsin.
NBA: Games brought to a halt again, this time players decide when they resume
• 5 years agoMilwaukee Bucks changed the narrative across the entire sports landscape, putting the focus squarely on social justice reform in protest of the shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, by police, while three of his children in his car looked on.
Milwaukee Bucks' walkout over Jacob Blake shooting leads to sporting boycott in US; NBA, WNBA, MLS, MLB games scrapped
Fpsports • 5 years agoMilwaukee Bucks' decision to not play in their NBA playoff match over the US police shooting of Jacob Blake led to a historic sporting boycott in US as Naomi Osaka, MLB, MLS and WNBA joined the protest.
Western & Southern Open: Naomi Osaka withdraws from semi-final in protest, tournament 'paused' for a day
• 5 years agoNaomi Osaka tweeted that as a Black woman, she feels compelled to pull out of the tournament to put a focus on police shooting Black people.
Western & Southern Open: Serena Williams stunned by Maria Sakkari; Novak Djokovic reaches QF with commanding win
• 5 years agoNovak Djokovic’s neck felt much better, and his tennis looked much better, in a 6-2, 6-4 victory over unseeded American Tennys Sandgren at the Western & Southern Open on Tuesday that improved the No. 1-ranked man to 20-0 in 2020.
Western & Southern Open: Serena Williams likens Maria Sakkari loss to 'dating a guy you know sucks'
• 5 years agoSerena Williams finished rather meekly in a 5-7, 7-6 (5), 6-1 upset against Maria Sakkari on Tuesday night at Western & Southern Open
Western & Southern Open: Guido Pella frustrated at decision to stop him from playing even after testing negative for COVID-19
• 5 years agoPella said on Instagram that Galvan has now tested negative for the virus, just as he and Dellien have.
Western & Southern Open: Ailing Djokovic beats Berankis to reach round of 16; Serena claws out victory
• 5 years agoNovak Djokovic battled through neck pain on the way to a 7-6 (7/2), 6-4 victory over Ricardas Berankis at the Western & Southern Open, where second seed Dominic Thiem crashed out.
Western & Southern Open: Rohan Bopanna, Denis Shapovalov go down fighting in opening round of doubles event
• 5 years agoBopanna has been pairing with Shapovalov consistently since the Indian Wells Masters last year, which he had started by pairing with compatriot with Divij Sharan.
Western & Southern Open: Pliskova, Kenin suffer defeats in opening matches; Tsitsipas beats Anderson
• 5 years agoIt was a stunning turn of events on a day that saw men's fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas lead the way into the round of 16 with a 6-1, 6-3 victory over two-time Grand Slam finalist Kevin Anderson.