Japan's Naomi Osaka returns the ball to Czech Republic's Marketa Vondrousova during their Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games women's singles third round tennis match at the Ariake Tennis Park in Tokyo on July 27, 2021.

Osaka to donate prize money to Haiti earthquake relief

5 years ago
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Naomi Osaka is donating any prize money she wins during the Western & Southern Open this week to earthquake relief efforts in Haiti.

"Really hurts to see all the devastation that's going on in Haiti, and I feel like we really can't catch a break," Osaka, whose father was born in Haiti, announced Saturday on Twitter.

"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."

More than 700 people were confirmed to have died after Saturday morning's 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck the nation.

The Western & Southern Open will be Osaka's first tournament since her surprising third-round defeat at the Tokyo Olympics. The competition runs from Aug. 14 to Aug. 22.

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