FILE PHOTO: Sep 10, 2020; Flushing Meadows, New York, USA; Naomi Osaka of Japan hits the ball against Jennifer Brady of the United States in the women's singles semifinals match on day eleven of the 2020 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports
TOKYO (Reuters) - Naomi Osaka has been the dominant storyline of the 2020 U.S. Open, both for on-court performances that mean she will be playing in Saturday's final and for her vocal support of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement.
Before each match, Osaka has worn a mask bearing the name of a different Black American in a powerful symbol of her support for the fight against racial injustice in the United States.
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