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  1. Jul 11, 2023 · Julian Finney/Getty. Naomi Osaka ’s parents, Leonard Francois and Tamaki Osaka, have always supported her tennis ambitions. Leonard and Tamaki first met when he was visiting Japan as a college ...

  2. Jun 1, 2021 · The world is buzzing over Naomi Osaka. Not just because she's a tennis superstar and two-time Grand Slam winner, but also because Osaka sent a critical and courageous message about Black Lives ...

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  4. Jan 2, 2024 · Osaka and Fissette (left) have come back together for her return after a spell of nearly three years together between 2019 and 2022. Osaka says she did not watch the Australian Open or the French ...

  5. Jul 12, 2022 · Tamaki (left) and husband Leonard pose with daughter Naomi in September 2019 after she won the Toray Pan Pacific Open, held in Osaka. (© Ōsaka Tamaki) (Originally published in Japanese.

  6. Jan 6, 2024 · Notably, Ben Rothenberg, who is the author of the revealing biography of Osaka, recently hailed Tamaki as a ‘real driving force’ in her daughter’s journey. In an exclusive interview with EssentiallySports, the renowned journalist said, “Yeah, Tamaki, her mother is a huge part of Naomi’s story for sure, a real driving force in Naomi ...

  7. Feb 22, 2023 · Currently, number 65 (January 30, 2023) in the World Women’s Tennis ranking, Naomi Osaka represents Japan and is the daughter of her parents, Leonard Maxime Francois and Tamaki Osaka. Even from the name alone, we can clearly see the two are from different communities. True to that, Naomi’s mother was born in Nemuro, Japan, while her father ...

  8. Naomi Osaka was born on October 16, 1997, in Osaka, Japan to Leonard Francois and Tamaki Osaka. Her father, Leonard, is Haitian, and her mother, Tamaki, is Japanese. The two met in 1990 when Leonard was visiting Sapporo as a college student. When Tamaki’s father found out she was dating a non-Japanese man, he accused her of bringing shame ...

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