Naomi Osaka is unstoppable on and off the court! The Japanese sensation remained unbeaten after the tours resumed in August. She reached the final of the Western & Southern Open before conceding a walkover to Vika Azarenka. Eventually, the former world no.1 won the title at the US Open in the following 2 weeks after beating Azarenka in the final.
Naomi went mainstream for her stance against racism. She refused to play the Western & Southern Open semifinal when scheduled to force the tours to postpone all matches of 1 day. During the American major, she carried 7 different masks of 7 people victim of racism to hit the headlines strong and hard.
Naomi became the highest-paid female athlete and she is continuously courted by the top brands.
Osaka has will appear on the cover page of the Vogue Magazine on January to comment:
“Vogue cover. Words can’t describe how honored I am. Thank you so much @voguemagazine this is really a dream. Growing up looking at my idols on the cover and now being able to be in their position is crazy to me. Super grateful, thank you.”
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— NaomiOsaka大坂なおみ (@naomiosaka) December 11, 2020
Naomi Osaka in 2020
At the moment ranked no.3, Osaka played her last match on the 12th of September when she beat Victoria Azarenka 1-6 6-3 6-3 in the final of the U.S. Open to win her 6th career title.
At the moment, during this season Naomi has achieved a 16-3 win-loss record. Osaka has won 1 title at the U.S. Open. The Japanese reached the final in New York.
