Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka has been in great form recently. The 21-year-old has won two ATP titles in the last two months. She won the Toray Pacific Open in Japan in September and clinched the China Open this month. Osaka also won the Australian Open in January and moved to number one after the victory. The Japanese star has also been happy in her personal life and is dating American rapper YBN Cordae.

When Naomi and YBN met for the first time

The rapper, whose real name is Cordae Duston, revealed that he was dating Osaka this year. The two met for the first time at a Los Angeles Clipper’s basketball game. At the time, Cordae was not familiar with Osaka’s tennis achievements despite her famous win over Serena Williams at the US Open. Duston has said he now watches more tennis matches after they started dating. At the US Open in September, the rapper attended the tournament to support his girlfriend. Osaka is also a huge fan of her boyfriend’s music and has listed his song “The Lost Boy” as one of her favorite songs.

Naomi knows what she is doing

Osaka and her boyfriend have not revealed many details about their relationship. However, Cordae in a past interview, has said that he supports Osaka in her career and wants her to focus on tennis. While some fans think that their relationship could become a distraction, Cordae has stressed that her girlfriend knows what she is doing. Osaka will be in action at the WTA Finals in Shenzhen which starts on Sunday. Her boyfriend is not expected to be in China to cheer for her as he did during the last slam of the year.

Naomi’s rivalry with Bianca Andreescu

The finals in Shenzhen will feature the best eight singles tennis players this season. One of the breakout stars in 2019 was Bianca Andreescu. The 19-year-old won three WTA titles, including the US Open, where she defeated Serena Williams in the final. Osaka played her first match against the Canadian this month in the quarterfinals of the China Open. She fought from a set down to win the entertaining match in Beijing. The two players are in different groups in Shenzhen. Osaka will play in the Red group, which features Ashleigh Barty, Petra Kvitova, and Belinda Bencic. Bianca will be in the Purple group with Karolina Pliskova, Simona Halep, and Elina Svitolina. The players will play each other in a round-robin format with the top two from each group advancing to the semifinals.

Naomi Osaka’s ranking and performance in 2019

Ranked no.3, the Japanese played her last match on the 6th of October when she defeated Ashleigh Barty 3-6 6-3 6-2 in the final in Beijing to win her 5th career title.

This year Naomi has a 39-11 win-loss record. Naomi has won 3 titles in 2019 at the Australian Open, in Osaka and in Beijing.

Bianca Vanessa Andreescu’s ranking and performance in 2019

Ranked no.4 (career-high), Bianca Vanessa played her last match on the 4th of October when she lost to Naomi Osaka 5-7 6-3 6-4 in the quarter in Beijing.

This year Andreescu has a 46-5 win-loss record. Bianca Vanessa conquered 4 titles in 2019 in the Newport Beach, in Indian Wells, in Toronto and at the U.S. Open. Bianca Vanessa was the finalist in Auckland.

Naomi Osaka and Bianca Vanessa Andreescu played each other 1 time. The head to head is 1-0 for Osaka.

The last time that they fought against each other, Naomi Osaka won 5-7 6-3 6-4 in the quarter in Beijing in 04th October 2019.

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