Serena Williams says she apologised to Naomi Osaka for behaviour during 2018 US Open
- American, who has reached the Wimbledon semi-finals, tells magazine that she wrote to Osaka
- The 23-time grand slam champion was fined US$10,000 for damaging a practice court at Wimbledon
Serena Williams says she sent an apology to Naomi Osaka for her behaviour in last year’s US Open final.
Williams, who reached the Wimbledon semi-finals on Tuesday, says in a Harper’s Bazaar magazine article that she wrote to Osaka after not being able to “find peace.”
Williams says: “I started seeing a therapist. I was searching for answers, and although I felt like I was making progress, I still wasn’t ready to pick up a racquet. Finally I realised that there was only one way for me to move forward. It was time for me to apologise to the person who deserved it the most.”
Williams says she told the Japanese player she was a fan and that she was “truly sorry”.
Osaka answered the message, and Williams says, “when Naomi’s response came through, tears rolled down my face”.