Naomi Osaka is one of the most exciting athletes in the world. Here a summary of her bio, family and romantic life.
Naomi Osaka’s early life
Naomi was born the 16th October 1997 in Osaka (Japan) to a Haitian father (Leonard Francois) and a Japanese mother (Tamaki Osaka). Her father was born and raised in Haiti before moving to the USA to attend the New York University. Soon after graduating, he went to Japan where he met and married his wife. 3 years after Naomi was born, they decided to move to the USA to give better opportunities to their daughters. Naomi has an older sister named Mari that is also a professional tennis player. Naomi’s residence is now Boca Raton (Florida).
Breakthrough year
Naomi had a meteoric rise in 2018 when she started the season ranked no.150 to the win Indian Wells and the US Open after a tricky and controversial final against her childhood hero Serena Williams.
The Japanese conquered the world no.1 rank after she won her back to back title at the Australian Open the following year.
Naomi Osaka’s boyfriend
Naomi is quite secretive about her personal life, and there are no reports about an official boyfriend beside some alleged flirting with the Greek tennis star Stefanos Tsitsipas.
UPDATE -> Naomi is now linked to the rapper YBN Cordae.
