Japan's Naomi Osaka celebrates after defeating United States' Jennifer Brady during the women's singles final at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021.(AP Photo/Andy Brownbill)
Naomi Osaka is half Haitian and the country has been hit hard with another earthquake
Multiple Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka has pledged to donate all her earnings for relief efforts after a horrible earthquake hit Haiti.
Osaka, who is half Haitian thanks to her father, was quick to tweet out after a devastating earthquake hit the country.
Haiti has been hit by several earthquakes in the past and things still had not returned to normal after the 2010 earthquake.
However, the latest earthquake was 7.2 in magnitude and was 12 kilometres from Saint-Louis-Du-Sud. CNN reports that close to 1,800 people were injured while 304 had lost their lives. The report added that the earthquake hit on the morning of 14 August and widespread destruction had taken place.
Osaka is to play the Cincinnati Masters (named the 2021 Western and Southern Open) and she promised to donate her entire winnings from the competition:
“Really hurts to see all the devastation that’s going on in Haiti, and I feel like we really can’t catch a break. I’m about to play a tournament this week and I’ll give all the prize money to relief efforts for Haiti. I know our ancestors blood is strong we’ll keep rising”
Osaka was one of the favourites to win the 2020 Olympics. However, the Japanese star was ousted by the surprising performance of Marketa Vondrousova.
Osaka looked out of place in that match, despite dominating the previous match in the Olympics.
Nevertheless, this is a great gesture from Osaka and it will be interesting to see how she does. The Japanese star should be gearing up for the US Open and she has won that title in the past too.
Osaka is the defending US Open champion and has four Grand Slams to her name.
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