Posted on October 9, 2024

Tennis Star Paula Badosa Accused of Being Racist in Chopsticks Photo

Dylan Svoboda, New York Post, October 8, 2024

Tennis star Paula Badosa is being accused of racism after posing with a pair of chopsticks and squinting in a photo that surfaced over the weekend.

After losing to Coco Gauff in the semifinals of the China Open, Badosa’s coach, Pol Toledo, posted a series of photos on Instagram of the former World No. 1’s time in Beijing, including the incriminating image.

Toledo has since deleted the post, but not before Badosa issued an apology in the comments.

“Oh no, please don’t get it that way,” she wrote on the platform. “I never thought it would get interpreted this way. We weren’t even imitating Asian people. I was playing around with my face and wrinkles. I love Asia, one of my favourite places, and have plenty of Asian friends. {snip}”

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“So Paula Badosa is now being casually racist against Chinese people while in China?” Dan Gernez wrote on X. {snip}

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