The Profile: Naomi Osaka, tennis star and mental health advocate
Having advocated on the court for Black Lives Matter with her iconic masks, the Japanese tennis star is now rewriting the rules for athletes’ mental health
In brief:
Name: Naomi Osaka
Age: 23
Appearance: athletic, with a shock of blonde-tipped curls
Newsworthiness: the Japanese tennis player, the highest-paid female athlete ever, has said she will not do any interviews at the French Open at Roland Garros in Paris to protect her mental health
In depth:
Naomi Osaka rarely accepts the premise of the question. She knows better than that.
After winning seven matches at the 2020 US Open to claim her ...