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Osaka cancels participation in tennis tournament in Berlin

Ihesiulo Grace 7 June 2021 0

After her withdrawal from the French Open, Japan’s Naomi Osaka has also canceled her participation in next week’s grass-court tournament in Berlin. Osaka abandoned the French Open — where she didn’t talk to the media and was faced with threats of harsher sanctions — before her second-round

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Osaka shuns game in protest against police shooting of African-American

Ihesiulo Grace 29 August 2020 0

By Elijah Odetokun Tennis star Naomi Osaka in protest against police shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin boycotted her Western and Southern Open semi final match against Elise Mertens ahead of the 2020 US Open. The 22-year old made the announcement on her Twitter page, delivering a very strong message: “Hello, as many of you […]

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Osaka in no mood to back down on support for Black Lives Matter

Ihesiulo Grace 10 June 2020 0

Tokyo – Naomi Osaka, the world’s highest paid sportswoman, says the voices of prominent athletes can be more influential than those of politicians at this point in time. The two-times Grand Slam champion says she is in view of this determined that hers will be heard on the subject of racial injustice. She has faced […]

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Osaka selects Japanese citizenship ahead of 2020 Tokyo Games

Ihesiulo Grace 10 October 2019 0

Two time tennis grand slam champion, Naomi Osaka, intends to play for the hosts at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo after choosing to maintain Japanese citizenship. The 21-year-old, told Japanese broadcaster NHK in an interview on Thursday that she had begun the necessary administrative procedures. Breaking: Arsenal plans to offload Mesut Ozil Under Japanese law, […]

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Osaka wins pan pacific 2019

Ihesiulo Grace 23 September 2019 0

Naomi Osaka has worn her first Pan Pacific Open title win in her hometown after beating Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in straight sets. 21 year old, Osaka said it was “special” for her to get a win in her hometown after she who had twice finished runner-up at the tournament, beat the Russian 6-2 6-3. The world […]

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Pan Pacific Open: Naomi Osaka qualifies in Osaka

Ihesiulo Grace 18 September 2019 0

The world number four woman tennis player overcame early wobble to reach quarter-finals at Pan Pacific Open in home town, Osaka, Japan. Naomi Osaka is the reigning champion in women’s singles at the Australian Open, reached the quarterfinals on the Pan Pacific Open by beating qualifier Viktoriya Tomova 7-5, 6-Three on Wednesday. Osaka, who was […]