Naomi Osaka

Naomi Osaka (Japanese: 大坂 なおみ, Hepburn: Ōsaka Naomi, Japanese pronunciation: [oːsaka naomi], born October 16, 1997) is a Japanese professional tennis player. She has been ranked world No. 1 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) and is the first Asian player to hold the top ranking in singles. Quotes For me coming back here, it means a lot. This room, in particular. There were some tears shed. A lot I feel a lot of joy coming back here. It’s kind of like seeing an old friend I haven’t seen in a long time. I was just thinking when I was watching Serena and Venus (Williams), I was thinking, ‘I probably, no way, will ever play at their age.’ But sitting here, I’m like, ‘No, you know what? I might do that. I don’t think I can predict what I’ll do - I never am able to do that - but it definitely made me appreciate a lot of things that I took for granted. I think it's because I don't know how the beginning of the year is going to go for me. I think I don't know the level of play, so I have to ease in for it, so I have to set myself up for a very good end of year. NAOMI OSAKA INTENDS TO PLAY 'WAY MORE TOURNAMENTS' AS SHE TARGETS AUSTRALIAN OPEN RETURN AFTER GIVING BIRTHEURO SPORT,07/09/2023 by Editorial team External links Official website in (English and Japanese) Naomi Osaka at the Women's Tennis Association Naomi Osaka at the International Tennis Federation Naomi Osaka at the Billie Jean King Cup Category:Women from Japan Category:1997 births Category:Tennis players from Japan Category:Living people Category:Women born in the 1990s Category:Women in sports