{"id":550,"date":"2026-05-25T20:38:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T20:38:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=550"},"modified":"2026-05-25T20:38:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T20:38:33","slug":"tennis-stars-naomi-osaka-and-taylor-townsend-host-black-only-dinner-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=550","title":{"rendered":"Tennis Stars Naomi Osaka And Taylor Townsend Host Black-Only Dinner Party"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_1 --> <\/p>\n<p>Women\u2019s tennis stars Naomi Osaka and Taylor Townsend co-hosted a dinner party for black professional tennis players during the French Open, with Osaka claiming that being a minority in the sport can be \u201cisolating.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=548\">Former Democratic Governor Blasts Kathy Hochul Over Anti-ICE Sanctuary Laws<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Osaka, ranked World No. 16 in women\u2019s singles by the Women\u2019s Tennis Association, and Townsend, ranked World No. 72 in singles and No. 2 in doubles, posted photos of the dinner on their respective Instagram accounts.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<p>A post shared by \u5927\u5742\u306a\u304a\u307f\ud83c\udded\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddef\ud83c\uddf5 (@naomiosaka)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cBeing a minority in a sport like tennis is very isolating but the positive is that you keep tabs on everyone that \u2026 being blunt, is black,\u201d Osaka wrote. \u201cOur presence is a present and I\u2019m so grateful for the gift of my peers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Townsend shared the Tupac Shakur quote, \u201cSome say the blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice.<br \/> I say the darker the flesh, then the deeper the roots,\u201d on her Instagram post.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_2 --> <\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<p>A post shared by Taylor Townsend (@tay_taytownsend)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Attendees at the dinner included women\u2019s World No. 4 Coco Gauff, professional doubles player Asia Muhammad, and former professional tennis player Christopher Eubanks. <strong>(RELATED: Superstar Tennis Player Coco Gauff Smashes Racket After Blowout Loss, Blames Media For Capturing Her Private Moment)\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In response to backlash, Osaka claimed there are \u201calready dinners or events reserved for white people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=546\">France Bans Nicotine Pouches In Latest Assault On Freedom<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_3 --> <\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo those asking, I also want to ask: what makes you uncomfortable about racialized people coming together?\u201d Osaka asked. \u201cI grew up watching my father face discrimination, including having the police called on him multiple times on tennis courts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are many things I will apologize for in my life, but not for celebrating being Black and being proud of who we are,\u201d she added. <strong>(RELATED: Liberal Reporter Fails Miserably At Another Attempt Of Ruining Australian Open With Anti-American Questioning)\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The dinner was hosted at Soho House, a members-only club with a number of locations around the world, including in Paris, where the French Open is being held. 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