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 23, 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.

Jul 1, 2024 · Naomi Osaka of Japan plays a backhand return to Diane Parry of France during their first round match of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Monday, July 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

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Jan 13, 2024 · Within 10 minutes of the morning light reaching his window, Tetsuo Osaka was watching another distant, ascendant star that he’d seen before the rest of Japan: his granddaughter Naomi, who was...

Oct 16, 1997 · Naomi Osaka defeated No. 20 Karolina Muchova 1-6, 6-1, 6-3 on Wednesday to reach the third round of a major for the first time since the 2022 Australian Open. After dropping the opening...

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 prestigious Orange...

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...

Jun 14, 2024 · Four-time tennis Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka will compete at the Olympic Games Paris 2024, the Japan Tennis Association announced on Thursday (13 June). The former world number one has been selected along with former US Open finalist Key Nishikori to represent Japan in Paris, which will be her second Olympics.

Feb 20, 2021 · Naomi Osaka continued her dominance on the tennis’ hard courts with a straight-sets win at the Australian Open against USA’s Jennifer Brady. Representing Japan, the 6-4, 6-3 win was Osaka’s second Melbourne crown following a first title in 2019.