Naomi Osaka is achieving greatness not only on court, but also off-court. The Japanese sensation has recently hit the headlines for being the highest-paid female athlete preceding even the great Serena Williams.
Naomi follows her childhood hero to become an investor herself. The 2-time grand slam champion announced that she became a creative consultant and investor for Soto Sake.
It was Osaka to announce her new role on social media as follows:
“So excited and happy to share that I have become a creative consultant and investor for @sotosake! I am proud to be involved with a product that is authentically Japanese…and who doesn’t love sake 🍶Sidenote : it taste really good so pls *clink clink then drink* responsibly 😚😛😩😂”
Naomi and the US Open
Osaka is about to commence her run at the US Open. Ranked world no.10, Osaka played her last match on the 7th of February when she surrendered to Sara Sorribes Tormo 6-0 6-3 in the Rubber 1 of the Fed Cup.
Naomi Osaka’s best performance of this season was getting to the semi-finals in Brisbane.
Serena Williams in 2020
At the moment ranked no.9, Serena played her last match on the 14th
of August when she was overcome by Shelby Rogers 1-6 6-4 7-65 in the quarter in Lexington.Presently, this year Serena has a 10-3 win-loss record. Serena clinched 1 title in Auckland.
Naomi Osaka and Serena Williams played each other 3 times. The head to head is 2-1 for Osaka. The last time that they squared off, Serena Williams won 6-3 6-4 in the quarter in Toronto (Rogers Cup) in August 2019.
You can see them in action in the following highlights.