Naomi Osaka beats the 23 times Grand Slam singles title winner Serena Williams in the US Open women’s singles final. This is the first Grand Slam singles title for Naomi Osaka, as well as she has become the first ever Grand Slam champion from Japan.
The 20-year-old Japanese born Osaka took Serena Williams down by 6-2, 6-4 set in the finals on Saturday, September 9, 2018. In the dramatic unfolding of the game, Williams received a violation from the umpire for receiving a coaching. This caused Serena Willams to forfeit a point.
She lost another point when she slammed her racket after Naomi Osaka produced an excellent serve. She further lost a point after umpire interpreted Williams’ remarks as a verbal abuse.
It has only been 4 years since Naomi Osaka became a professional tennis player and she has already beaten one of the legends in the game. It is only a matter of time when she will create her own legend.
So let’s find out about Naomi Osaka who defeated Serena Williams.
We will discuss Naomi Osaka age, bio and wiki facts. We will also shine a light on Naomi Osaka net worth and family. Is Naomi Osaka dating boyfriend or engaged already, who is Naomi Osaka boyfriend?
Who is Naomi Osaka who defeated Serena Williams?
Naomi Osaka age was three years when she moved to the United States with her parents. Naomi Osaka currently lives in Florida with her family.
Naomi Osaka mother Tamaki Osaka was a Japanese residing in Osaka. Naomi Osaka father Leonard “San” François, however, was born in Haiti. After graduating from New York University, Naomi Osaka father moved to Japan where he met her mother. They got married and had their first daughter Marie Osaka in 1996. After a year, Naomi was born to her parents in 1997.
Naomi Osaka has graduated from Elmont Alden Terrace Primary and Broward Virtual High School.
Naomi had a keen interest in tennis and has joined Harold Solomon Institute, Pro Tennis Academy for her training. She went professional in 2013 and has participated in major leagues in the short start of her career.
In 2014, she qualified for WTA championship and defeated the 2011 US Open champion Samantha Stosur. Her progress saw her in 2016 when she reached the third round in Australian Open, French Open, and the US Open. Later in the same year, she reached in the finals of the Toray Pan Pacific open becoming only second Japanese woman to reach the finals.
Naomi Osaka also became the first Japanese woman to win the Indian Wells Masters in March 2018. And now Naomi Osaka stands as one of the best tennis players in the world after defeating Serena Williams.
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Naomi Osaka Net Worth
Naomi Osaka started her professional tennis career in 2013. With her exceptional serve and a strong forehand, she has already advanced to the higher levels. Establishing herself as a professional tennis player, Naomi Osaka net worth is accumulated by her participation and victory in various tennis tournaments and other secondary sources like advertisements.
As Naomi Osaka won the Indian Wells Masters in 2017, she was awarded $1.175 million as prize money which effectively increases Naomi Osaka net worth by more than a million dollars.
Since winning the US open Grand Slam now, Naomi Osaka net worth will increase by $3.8 million as the prize money for the US open is $3.8 million
For a rough sketch, we can confirm that Naomi Osaka net worth is over $4 million dollar. However, with the recent victory, we need to review Naomi Osaka net worth.
Naomi Osaka now as having won the Grand Slam title defeating the number one-Tennis player Serena Williams, she has opened up many possibilities for boosting her net worth.
Naomi Osaka Wiki-Bio and Stats
Naomi Osaka age is 20 years. According to Naomi Osaka wiki, she was born on 16 October 1997. She was born in Osaka, Japan. Naomi Osaka height is 5ft. 11in.
Naomi Osaka Boyfriend?
At present Naomi Osaka is single and not dating any boyfriend. She also has no records of previous relationships or dating affairs. While many of her fans and followers speculate her to be dating some boyfriend off cameras, we have no record on her relationship so far.
Naomi Osaka Age, Birthday, Height, Weight, Nationality, Partner
Age | 20y/o |
Birthday | 16 October |
Height | 5ft. 11in. |
Weight | 69kg |
Nationality | Japanese |
2018 WTA ranking | 19th |
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