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2 days ago · The four-time Grand Slam champion scored her first win at a major since the 2022 Australian Open by beating Italy's Lucia Bronzetti on Court Philippe-Chatrier in a wild three-setter. Naomi Osaka ...
She was the first woman to win consecutive major singles titles since Serena Williams in 2015, and was the first player to follow up her first Grand Slam singles title with another at the next such event since Jennifer Capriati in 2001.
1 day ago · 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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- Who is Naomi Osaka?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...
- Where did Naomi Osaka grow up?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...
- Where are Naomi Osaka’s parents from?Naomi Osaka’s father, Leonard Francois, is from Haiti, and her mother, Tamaki Osaka, is from Japan.
Aug 30, 2021 · Defending champion Naomi Osaka claimed a straight-set victory at the US Open on her first Grand Slam appearance since withdrawing from the French Open. The Japanese third seed, 23, ground...
Naomi Osaka has become the first Japanese tennis player, male or female, to win a singles title at a Grand Slam. The 20-year-old triumphed after a controversial 6–2, 6–4 win over Serena Williams at the US Open.
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records. Singles. Current through the 2022 Toray Pan Pacific Open.
