Tag: #Naomi Osaka
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Tennis champion Naomi Osaka is the new face of Louis Vuitton
'Aside from tennis, my most treasured passion is fashion; and there is no brand more iconic than Louis Vuitton.'—Naomi Osaka
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LeBron, Osaka, Mahomes among SI Sportspersons of the Year
NBA champion LeBron James, Super Bowl winner Patrick Mahomes and Japan's Naomi Osaka were among five athletes honored Sunday by Sports Illustrated magazine for their off-field activism.
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From majors to manga: Japan tennis ace Osaka to star in comic book
Japan's major-winning tennis player Naomi Osaka has welcomed a new manga comic-book series where she will star as a cartoon character in a magazine aimed at teenage girls.
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‘How It Started’ trend takes over Twitter sports
The "How It Started" vs "How It's Going" trend has taken sports fans to a trip down memory lane.
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Sports personalities listed in Time 100: The Most Influential People of 2020
TIME Magazine recently released its lists for the 100 Most Influential People of 2020.
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Relaxed Simona Halep heads into French Open as clear favorite
Former champion Simona Halep arrives at the rescheduled French Open as the player to beat in a women's draw missing title holder Ashleigh Barty and recent US Open winner Naomi Osaka, two of the world's top three.
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Tennis: Nadal returns, Djokovic looking for redemption in Rome
ROME (AFP) -- Rafael Nadal returns to competition after a six-month enforced break while Novak Djokovic is looking to make up for his US Open disqualification as the short clay-court season got underway in Rome on Monday without spectators.
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US Open winner Naomi Osaka hints at more race activism
Naomi Osaka said she wants to be known for more than just tennis, suggesting she will keep campaigning for racial justice after winning her third Grand Slam at the US Open Saturday.
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Naomi Osaka’s third Grand Slam, anti-racism stand, hailed in Japan
Naomi Osaka's victory in the US Open was hailed Sunday by media and officials in Japan who broadly welcomed her campaigning for victims of racial injustice and against police brutality.
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Osaka beats Azarenka to win US Open and third Grand Slam
Japan's Naomi Osaka came from a set down to beat Victoria Azarenka of Belarus to win the US Open on Saturday and clinch her third Grand Slam title.
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US Open: Naomi Osaka, Victoria Azarenka seek third Grand Slam in final
Naomi Osaka and Victoria Azarenka will both be looking to capture a third Grand Slam title when they clash in the final of the behind-closed-doors US Open on Saturday.
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2017 loss to Rogers ‘left bad aftertaste in my mouth,’ says vengeful Osaka after advancing to US Open semifinals
NEW YORK (AFP) — Fourth seed Naomi Osaka overcame unseeded Shelby Rogers in straight sets to reach the US Open semi-finals on Tuesday and declared it “revenge” for earlier defeats.
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USA’s Brady conquers nerves, races to first US Open semifinal
NEW YORK — American Jennifer Brady battled nerves to defeat Kazakhstan’s Yulia Putintseva in straight sets and reach the semi-finals of the US Open for the first time Tuesday.
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US Open: Japan’s Naomi Osaka into quarterfinals
Two-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka booked a place in the quarterfinals of the US Open Sunday with a straight-sets win over Estonia's Anett Kontaveit.
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US Open: Novak Djokovic through as Karolina Pliskova crashes out
Novak Djokovic overcame an early scare to move into the third round of the US Open Wednesday but top women's seed Karolina Pliskova crashed out in the tournament's first shock.
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Wounded Naomi Osaka climbs to 9th in WTA rankings
Naomi Osaka climbed one place to number nine in the new WTA rankings, which were released on Monday ahead of the US Open, after withdrawing from the Western & Southern Open final at the weekend.
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Western & Southern Open: Djokovic rallies past Raonic to win US Open tuneup title
Top-ranked Novak Djokovic rallied to defeat Canada's Milos Raonic 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 in Saturday's ATP Western & Southern Open final, remaining unbeaten this year only two days before his first US Open match.
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Western & Southern Open: Victoria Azarenka wins title as injured Naomi Osaka withdraws from final
Japan's Naomi Osaka withdrew from the Western & Southern Open WTA final due to a left hamstring injury on Saturday, just two days before the start of the US Open.