Naomi Osaka elogia Gael Monfils e le sorelle Williams in vista dell'Open di Francia

Naomi Osaka ha partecipato a un evento speciale al Roland Garros per omaggiare Gael Monfils prima dell'Open di Francia. La tennista ha sottolineato l'importanza della rappresentanza nel tennis, indicando Monfils e le sorelle Williams come fonti di ispirazione fondamentali. Osaka ha inoltre espresso la speranza di ottenere un risultato migliore nel torneo.

Naomi Osaka è intervenuta durante l'evento “Gael and Friends”, tenutosi sul Court Philippe Chatrier il 23 maggio. L'occasione ha segnato l'addio del tennista francese Gael Monfils. Osaka ha riconosciuto a Monfils e a Jo-Wilfried Tsonga il merito di aver ispirato i tennisti neri in Francia, al pari di Serena e Venus Williams per quanto riguarda il circuito femminile. L'atleta ha dichiarato: “La rappresentanza è fondamentale. Io avevo Serena e Venus, mentre nel circuito maschile ho sempre guardato a lui e a Tsonga. C'è una nuova ondata di ragazzi neri francesi in ascesa, quindi credo che lui abbia davvero ispirato molte persone”.

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