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Naomi Osaka (Japanese: 大坂 なおみ, Hepburn: Ōsaka Naomi, Japanese pronunciation: [oːsaka naomi], born October 16, 1997) is a Japanese professional tennis player. She has been ranked world No. 1 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) and is the first Asian player to hold the top ranking in singles.
May 12, 2024 · Naomi Osaka is a four-time Grand Slam singles champion, with two Australian & US Open titles. She has been ranked world No. 1 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association.
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Find out the latest information on Naomi Osaka, the Japanese tennis star who plays right-handed and is coached by Wim Fissette. See her height, age, ranking, videos, highlights and more at the official WTA website.
Jun 19, 2024 · Naomi Osaka is a Japanese tennis player and activist who, with her victory at the 2018 U.S. Open, became the first player from Japan to win a Grand Slam singles title. She also was the first Asian player to ascend (2019) to the top of the WTA world rankings.
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- Naomi Osaka is a Japanese tennis player and social justice advocate who, in 2019, became the first Asian player to reach the top of the Women’s Ten...
- Naomi Osaka was born in Ōsaka, Japan, in 1997 and raised in Japan until the age of three, when she moved to the United States. She lived in Long Is...
- Naomi Osaka’s father, Leonard Francois, is from Haiti, and her mother, Tamaki Osaka, is from Japan.
Sep 14, 2020 · The softly spoken Naomi Osaka is finding her voice to become a leader on and off the tennis court, after her second US Open title.
Jul 16, 2021 · Naomi Osaka tells a story. It is from Florida, where the world's best young tennis players congregate and compete. Osaka, aged about 10, was getting ready for a match at the...
May 25, 2024 · PARIS (AP) — The big news in Naomi Osaka’s life has nothing to do with the French Open or clay-court tennis: Her 10-month-old daughter, Shai, is taking her first steps.
