The 2021 French Open was a turning point in the life of a Japanese tennis star, Naomi Osaka. Having won the Australian Open earlier that year, she was the favorite to clinch Roland Garros. However, with media pressure taking a toll on her mental health, Osaka withdrew midway through the tournament. The incident caught everyone’s eyes and mental health has become a topic of discussion since then. Osaka has strongly spoken out against this issue. Like Osaka, the American tennis sensation Coco Gauff has also spoken out against another glaring social issue. As a result, Andy Murray’s mother, Judy Murray, has special words for the duo.

The 64-year-old has been active in the tennis world, following her sons Andy and Jamie in tournaments across the globe. Let’s find out what she said about Gauff and Osaka.

Judy Murray’s special words for Coco Gauff and Naomi Osaka

Recently, Judy featured in a roundtable discussion about representation in sports. During that show that is to be aired on TNT Sports on October 19, Murray took the examples of the likes of Osaka, Gauff, and Jabeur in tennis.

Talking about it to TNT Sports, she said, “If I look at Coco and Naomi Osaka, they’re both young women who’ve spoken out and used their voices really well, whether it’s Black Lives Matter, whether it’s mental health, pressures of being in the public eye and so forth.”

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Further, Judy went on to add, “I think that’s one of the things that we have to do on the female side, is to encourage women and girls to speak up, because you wouldn’t get any change if you don’t talk about it.”

On the court, Gauff has caught everyone’s attention with her performances. On the other hand, she has been quite vocal about fighting against social issues off the court. She once revealed why she will always continue to do so.

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Why Gauff will always remain vocal about pressing social issues?

Last year, Gauff had a stellar French Open campaign where she reached the finals before losing against Iga Swiatek. During an interview post the tournament, she went on to reveal her fight for gender and racial equality.

Speaking about why she will continue her fight, Gauff said, “For me, I always talk about issues that I don’t feel are political rights, but are human rights. I have Democrats and Republicans and independents all throughout my family. My dad always told me to make an opinion on my own.”

Gauff will next be seen in action at the WTA Finals. Can she finish her season on a high by winning the season-ending tournament? Let us know your views in the comments below.

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