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Haiti Sports - Naomi Osaka, The Japanese Tennis Player, She's Haitian...

Haiti Sports - If you are a Tennis fan they you probably heard about Naomi Osaka, a Japanese tennis player who is making a big name for herself. But did you know? Naomi is Haitian...

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February 1, 2016 5:20 AM

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That's right... Naomi Osaka's father is Leonard Francois, a Haitian National, her Mother is Japanese...

Naomi Osaka is also the cousin of Zachary Herivaux, a Haitian footballer who currently plays for New England Revolution in Major League Soccer.

Tennis Star Serena Williams said this about Naomi Osaka:

"I have seen her play. She's really young and really aggressive. She's a really good, talented player. Very dangerous."

What do you think about that?

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Ronald Moise says...

If you are truly a journalist you should always check your spelling, grammar and facts before you send to save/print/publish whatever you do. Please, check out the first sentence of this article, you wrote THEY where it should THEN. I'm just

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Papijojo says...

Naomi OSAKA est une métisse ...Fils d'un noir et d'une Asiatique ...Léopold
Senghor ne disait il pas que le métissage, c'est la civilisation de l'avenir?

Peut etre, l'avenir d'Haiti pourrait-il bien passer par le métissage ...Je ne serai plus de ce monde ...mais de l'autre coté, on me donnera eut etre des

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Jude says...

Si j'ai bien compris la loi sur la double nationalité A ete mis en vigueur en

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