Osaka and Townsend’s dinner for Black players at French Open caused ‘bit of a stir’ on social media

Bogdan Hofbauer

PARIS (AP) — Naomi Osaka and Taylor Townsend are piling up wins on the court at the French Open . Their success comes after drawing attention off the court for organizing a dinner for Black players before the tournament started. “It caused a bit of a stir, which I thought was pretty funny because for so long we have been the ones that (are) the minority in a sport where we kind of stick out,” Townsend said about chatter on social media. “And now coming together all of a sudden seems like a