Naomi Osaka Biography and networth 2022

• Japanese Tennis star recently parted ways with her coach Wim Fessette is probably now looking for a new coach
• Osaka has dropped from the world ranking to 38 because she has missed several tournaments this year
• She recently pulled out of Wimbledon tournament citing leg injury

Naomi Osaka is a Japanese Tennis player who has won four Grand Slams in her Tennis Proffesional career. The 24-year-old is the highest paid female athlete in 2022 according to Forbes

Biography

Early life

Naomi Osaka. Photo/Black Enterprise

Tennis star Naomi Osaka was born in Osaka, Japan, on October 16, 1997. Her parents are Leonard Maxime Francio and Tamaki Osaka.

Her father is from Haiti while her mother is Japanese, but Naomi took her Mothers name Osaka, which is a norm for Japanese girls
Osaka’s father was inspired by how Serena and Venus’s father shaped her daughters into great Tennis players.

After watching the Williams sisters in the 1999 French Open, Osaka’s father took the path with her daughters.
Osaka’s family moved to the United States when she was three.

They moved to Long Island, where she and her sister began playing tennis. In 2006, they relocated to Florida, where the girls spent the day practising tennis with their dad.

They attended public school in New York before switching to homeschooling.

Osaka and her sister Marie grew close on the court, but the desire to make her sister the best in the sport motivated Osaka year after year.

According to the Japanese Tennis star, Marie was doing fine in the sport, but her career was slowed by injuries.

Career

Naomi Osaka at Wimbledon 2019. Photo: Eurosport

Osaka has skipped youth tournaments in favour of a pro-satellite tour. She turned professional in 2013. Naomi became famous when she was named by the WTA as the “Newcomer of the Year” in 2016.

In 2018, she won her maiden WTA Tour victory at Indian Wells. In the same year, she went ahead to win the US Open in September, becoming the first Japanese Tennis player to do so.

In January 2019, she won the Australian Open. Since her maiden Grand Slam win in 2001, Osaka has become the first Tennis player to capture the mentioned significant titles. The victory propelled Osaka to the top of the global rankings.

Osaka struggled on the court for most of 2019 owing to knee issues. Wimbledon, in particular, was a letdown because she could not compete on the first day.

She later revealed that he was again attempting to enjoy the game, tweeting on July 31 that she was re-learning that joyful sensation and was thrilled about his future.

Osaka claimed a second Australian Open championship to her Grand Slam cabinet in February 2021 after withdrawing from the French Open due to mental health issues.

Osaka chose not to compete at Wimbledon in 2021. However, she did compete in the US Open later that same year, where she was defeated in the third round.

She then had a four-month break before returning to the sport in early 2022. Osaka was eliminated in the third round of the Australian Open that year. She also recently withdrew from the 2022 Wimbledon event because of injuries.

Naomi Osaka’s coaches

Naomi Osaka and her now former coach Wim Fissette. Photo: Tennishead

Osaka called it quits with her coach Sasha Bajin, who guided her to her two Grand Slam wins following the 2019 Australian Open.

The cause for the separation was not made public. Jermaine Jenkins was hired as her next coach, but by 2020, she had begun training with Wim Fissette, with whom she parted ways last week.

Net worth and Salary

Osaka topped Forbes’ list of highest-paid female athletes for the year 2021 as well as 2022 by year by earning $57.3 million.

The sum reflects a $2.1 million increase over 2021, with an additional $5 million in endorsements.

The Japanese star’s net worth is expected to be around $45 million in 2021, as per Celebrity Net Worth. Thus according to Forbes, Naomi Osaka’s net worth in 2022 will be around $60 million.

How many languages does Osaka speak?

The Japanese star is fluent in English, Japanese, and Haitian Creole. Even though she can speak well three languages, she is most comfortable conversing in English solely.

Who is Naomi Osaka’s boyfriend?

Naomi Osaka and her boyfriend cordae. Photo Tennishead

For approximately two years, Osaka has been dating Cordae, a rapper formerly known as YBN Cordae. He’s been an essential part of Osaka’s journey, she says.

While the couple is extremely private, Osaka sent Cordae a touching message following his gesture of support during the U.S. Open in 2020
Cordae also walked beside Osaka on the red carpet at the 2021 Met Gala as a sign of support

As much as Osaka’s boyfriend has been showing so much support for the her, the Tennis star admitted earlier this year that she does not like acompanying him on his music tours