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19 February 2021
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Melbourne – Yannick Sinner will not make it to the 2021 Australian Open final, but he is also a finalist Naomi Osaka have already won titles from PETA Australia, which crowned the pair 2021 Australian Open for showing kindness and respect for animals on the court.
In the third set of his match with Denis Shapovalov, the Sinner stopped the game to care for a moth that landed on the court, carefully moving the insect onto his racket and throwing them off the referee in a chair.
Osaka performed a similar act of compassion in the middle of a match against Onsa Jabor. When a fan shouted, “You have a butterfly on your feet,” Osaka took his time before serving, not only acknowledging the butterfly, but also carefully escorting the insect off the set.
“Sinner and Osaka are champions in the PETA book for showing kindness and respect to some of the smallest and most vulnerable animals,” said PETA Senior Vice President Lisa Lange. “These Aces” on the ball The action to help insects is an example of compassion for other tennis professionals and their millions of fans. “
PETA, whose motto is in part that “animals are not ours to abuse in any way,” opposes arrogance, a worldview based on human superiority. For more information please visit PETA.org or subscribe to the group on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram…