With her longtime boyfriend Cordae, Naomi Osaka has announced that she is expecting their first child. Three days after announcing her withdrawal from the 2023 Australian Open, the four-time Major champion provided confirmation and dispelled any lingering questions.
The 25-year-old, who has been largely missing from the tour for the most part in the last couple of years, posted a photograph of her most recent sonogram scan on social media on Wednesday. She also wrote a letter to her supporters and admirers in which she reaffirmed her continued passion for tennis.
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This news has led people to grow more curious about the famed Tennis player, like her net worth, career, and more.
Net Worth
As per Forbes, With $60 million in earnings during the year that ended May 1, 2021, Osaka set a record for female athletes. The next year, at $59.2 million, she came close to reaching that threshold.
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Age
Osaka was born on October 16, 1997– making her 25 years old. She was born in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan.
Career
Osaka is the first Asian player to achieve the No. 1 singles ranking in the world, according to the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA). Osaka has won two Australian Open championships and two US Open crowns, making her a four-time Grand Slam singles champion. Two of her seven WTA Tour victories were at the Premier Mandatory level.
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Osaka won her first two major championships at the 2018 US Open and the 2019 Australian Open, which were held back-to-back. Since Serena Williams in 2015, Osaka was the first woman to win consecutive major singles championships.
Osaka made her professional debut in September 2013—a few months before turning 16 years old. That same month, she participated in her first two WTA Tour qualifying rounds at the Challenge Bell in Quebec and the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo. Her first chance to participate professionally in Japan was at the latter competition. Osaka qualified for her first WTA Tour main draw in the 2014 Stanford Classic the following summer.
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2017 saw Osaka make her Fed Cup debut for Japan, who were taking part in the Asia/Oceania Zone Group I competition. Japan advanced out of their round-robin pool by winning all nine of their rubber matches. Osaka triumphed in her singles match against Kazakhstan in the play-off, but the team lost its other two games and was unable to move on.
Family
Osaka is the second child of Tamaki Osaka and Leonard Francois. The family currently resides in Beverly Hills, California, where the couple has two daughters. From the Caribbean nation of Haiti comes Father Leonard Francois. A Japanese writer named Tamaki Osaka is her mother.
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Osaka also has an elder sister, Mari Osaka, who is a Japanese fashion designer, and former tennis player.