Naomi Osaka

Naomi Osaka pauses press conference in tears after exchange with reporter

Naomi Osaka briefly took a break during a pre-tournament news conference on Monday after she started crying.

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Naomi Osaka to donate prize earnings to Haiti earthquake relief efforts

Tennis star, who is of Haitian and Japanese descent, will play in the Western and Southern Open, which has a…

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Black women athletes ruptured destructive and limiting beliefs at the Tokyo Olympics

Too often, Black women’s participation in sport is questioned, negated or simply unnoticed.

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Las Vegas Raiders DL Solomon Thomas voices support of Simone Biles and Naomi Osaka

"So, I feel like it's extremely important for them to be talking about it up on the stage that they're…

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Mental health is so important’: Canadian tennis star Gabriela Dabrowski speaks up on the huge mental pressure of the Olympics

Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski fully recognizes and appreciates the words and actions of fellow tennis player Naomi Osaka and gymnast Simone…

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Naomi Osaka becomes first female Black athlete on a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover

Naomi Osaka appears on the cover of this year's Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition, becoming the first female Black athlete to…

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Naomi Osaka Is Officially the Highest-Paid Female Athlete in History—Here’s Her Net Worth

By 2021, Osaka topped her own all-time earnings record for a female athlete in a single year when she racked…

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Naomi Osaka Barbie doll sells out shortly after launch

A new Barbie doll modeled on tennis star Naomi Osaka has sold out just hours after it was released

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Naomi Osaka Wonders ‘What Am I If I’m Not a Good Tennis Player?’ in First Trailer for Netflix Doc

"No one really knows the sacrifices that you make just to be good," Naomi Osaka says in the first trailer…

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Naomi Osaka Is Talking to the Media Again, but on Her Own Terms

The tennis superstar is guest-editing Racquet magazine and has written a cover essay for Time. What’s left for traditional sports…

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