The US magazine Time has included tennis star Osaka Naomi on its list of the 100 most influential people for the second year in a row.
Osaka recently won her second US Open title. She was included among the "Icons" on the list for 2020 released on Tuesday.
Japanese tennis star Osaka Naomi has shot up to Number Three in the latest ATP world rankings.
The rankings were announced on Monday, shortly after Osaka won the Women's Singles at the US Open over the weekend. She was ranked ninth as she competed for the Grand Slam title.
Japanese tennis star Osaka Naomi has won the women's singles title at the US Open.
She beat Victoria Azarenka of Belarus to claim her third women's singles Grand Slam. Osaka won the US tournament in 2018.
Japanese tennis star Osaka Naomi has won the women's singles title at the US Open.
Tennis star Osaka Naomi will return to the Western & Southern Open on Friday, reversing her decision to withdraw from the tournament in protest of the recent police shooting of a black man in the US state of Wisconsin.
The tournament's organizer said Osaka decided to take part in the event again at the request of the Women's Tennis Association and the US Tennis Association. It says she determined that she could more strongly express her protest if she returns to the court.
The Western & Southern Open will resume on Friday. Tennis star Osaka Naomi will play in the semifinal after having previously withdrawn from the tournament in protest of police violence.
Tennis star Osaka Naomi has urged people not to be selfish but to be united to overcome the coronavirus pandemic.
Osaka made the appeal in a video message she filmed for NHK. She is now staying at home in the US state of California.