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.

Jan 17, 2025 · MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Two-time Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka stopped playing because of a strained abdominal muscle after dropping the opening set of her third-round match against Belinda Bencic on Friday. “I kind of have a history of it, since I was a teenager. At least once a year, I’d get an ab strain.

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.

Jan 22, 2025 · 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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Oct 16, 1997 · Japanese tennis sensation Naomi Osaka already has made a name for herself in the world of professional tennis. At age 26, she already has a few grand slam titles under her belt, massive sponsorships and has led the charge for the next generation of greats in women's tennis.

Naomi Osaka has beaten a member of the world’s top 10 13 times in her career, including two wins against the world No 1 (Simona Halep at Indian Wells in 2018, Ash Barty in Beijing in 2019). After taking a break in 2023 to become a mother, Osaka returned to competition in January 2024.

Naomi Osaka is one of the world’s greatest tennis players, having won numerous tournaments and awards and reaching the rank of World No. 1. Her openness about her struggles with mental health and the pressure of expectations inspired many athletes and others to …

Jan 7, 2025 · Who is Naomi Osaka? Naomi Osaka is a professional tennis player from Japan who competes on the WTA Tour. She has won four Grand Slam titles and been ranked world No 1. After 14 months away, during which she gave birth to her first child, she returned to the Tour in Brisbane at the start of 2024.

Jan 13, 2024 · Aptly timed with her return to a Slam for the first time since 2022, the first biography on the super star tennis player, Naomi Osaka: Her Journey to Finding Her Power and Her Voice, hit...