Naomi Osaka

Happening now... The top eight tennis players in the world are competing against each other at the WTA finals and Haitian-Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka in one of them.

On this first match, Osaka faces American Sloane Stephens.

UPDATE: Osaka lost 7-5, 4-6, 6-1 to Stephens. It was a tough match for the both of them.

Read More | Comments

Haitian-Japanese Tennis Champion Naomi Osaka got a birthday present of a lifetime... She got Michael B. Jordan as a date to grand premiere of the upcoming film Creed II for her 21st birthday.

About a month ago, Naomi admitted on the The Ellen DeGeneres Show that she had a major crush on Michael B. Jordan.

Osaka just turned 21 and, as a big surprise, the actor asked her to the premiere of his upcoming film Creed II for her 21st birthday.

Read More | Comments (1)

Great news for Haitian-Japanese tennis champion Naomi Osaka. She was nominated for the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Player of the Year award.

It's been a great year for the Haitian-Japanese tennis champion who, by the way, plans to spend her vacation in Haiti visiting some of of the most amazing tourist attractions the country including the Citadelle, a large mountaintop fortress in Northern Haiti, 3000 feet above sea level built in early 1800s.

Her idol Serena William was nominated for for the WTA Comeback Player of the Year

Read More | Comments (2)

Haitian-Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka made history again. Naomi is now ranked No. 4 in the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) rankings tying the all-time record for highest-ranked Japanese player, male or female.

Only two Japanese players before Naomi Osaka been ranked as high as No. 4, Kimiko Date, who spent seven weeks at No. 4 in the WTA rankings in 1995, and Kei Nishikori, who spent 12 weeks at No. 4 in the ATP rankings, according to http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2018/10/naomi-osaka-historically-reaches-no-4-wta-rankings/77452

Neither Date nor Nishikori ever made it any higher than No. 4.

Read More | Comments (1)

Haitian-Japanese US Open Tennis champion Naomi Osaka is coming to Haiti on November 6 2018 for a short vacation and to visit some Haitian tourist attractions including the Citadelle, her Haitian father said.

This will be the second Naomi Osaka visits Haiti this year in the last 12 months. She was here back in October 2017.

Osaka's father Leonard Francois came to Haiti over the weekend to prepare for her daughter's visit.

Read More | Comments (2)

Christine Lagarde, chief of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said before Haitian-Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka's shock the world when she beat Serena Williams at the US Open last month women's tennis lived in the shadow of the men's game in Japan.

US Open tennis champion Naomi Osaka is the kind of female success story that knocks down gender stereotypes crucial to opening more doors for women in the workplace, the IMF chief said on Tuesday.

Read More | Comments

Haitian-Japanese Tennis player hit a stop sign at the 2018 China Open Saturday. Osake admitted that she gets "stressed out" trying to live up to "the hype" after the US Open champion.

Naomi Osaka was struggling with a back injury. She lost 6-4, 6-4 to unseeded Anastasija Sevastova.

"I think definitely as the weeks go by, I have this feeling of wanting to prove myself. I think that sort of takes a toll on me a little bit because I stress myself out in a way," said Osaka...

Read More | Comments

Chinese tennis player Zhang Shuai didn't want to lose at home so she gave Haitian-Japanese Naomi Osaka a run for her money. But the stronger Osaka won 3-6, 6-4, 7-5. Osaka admits, "'It was really hard to play against her here."

Naomi Osaka advances to the semi-final.

It was a tough match for Naomi indeed and she fought for every point. On the third set many though it was over for the Haitian-Japanese player when Shuai was leading 4-1, then 5-3, but Naomi made a great comeback and beat her 7-5.

Read More | Comments (1)

Haitian-Japanese Tennis player Naomi Osaka is ruthless at the 2018 China Open. Osaka beats Gernam Tennis player Julia Goerges and heads to the China Open quarter-finals. Go Naomi!!!

Watch a the highlights of the match between Naomi Osaka and Julia Goerges.

"I'm not really sure what I'm capable of and also how I play on the day," Naomi said. "I know I played well today, better than all the other days."

Read More | Comments (1)

Haitian-Japanese Tennis player Naomi Osaka thrashed American Danielle Collins in straight sets in just 53 minutes Tuesday. Naomi Osaka advances to round three of the China Open.

Watch a the highlights of the match between Naomi Osaka and Danielle Collins.

Naomi Osaka has booked her place in the season-ending WTA Finals Singapore for the first time

Read More | Comments