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Haiti - Tennis : 3rd visit to the country of the Japanese Naomi Osaka of Haitian origin
22/09/2020 11:29:00
Monday, after winning her 3rd major title at the US Open on September 12th https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-31785-haiti-tennis-the-japanese-of-haitian-origin-naomi-osaka-wins-the-us-open.html , the Japanese star of Haitian origin Naomi Osaka arrived in Haiti, with her family on the land of her ancestors. This is her third stay in Haiti (October 1, 2017 https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-22548-icihaiti-flash-a-haitian-japanese-world-star-of-tennis-visiting-haiti.html , 2nd November 2018 https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-26055-haiti-tennis-the-haitian-japanese-star-naomi-osaka-visiting-haiti.html ), enough to silence those who doubt her Haitianness of which she is so proud.
During her stay which could last 5 to 7 days, Naomi will visit among other things the school and the tennis club that she sponsors in Jacmel, but the reasons for her stay are not yet known, according to a source at the Ministry of Youth. and Sports...
Born in Japan on October 16, 1997 in Chūō-ku (Osaka), of a Haitian father and a Japanese mother, her family emigrated to the United States when she was 3 years old. His father from Jacmel introduced her to tennis and registered her with the Japanese Tennis Association. She became a professional player in September 2013. She gave up her American nationality to keep that of Japan https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-29001-icihaiti-tennis-naomi-osaka-abandons-her-american-nationality.html 3rd major Grand Slam title:
2020: US Open on the Arthur-Ashe court of the "Flushing Meadows" in New York, winning in three sets (1-6, 6-3, 6-3) against the Belarusian Victoria Azarenka https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-31785-haiti-tennis-the-japanese-of-haitian-origin-naomi-osaka-wins-the-us-open.html
2019: Australian Open in Melbourne 7-6 (7/2), 5-7, 6-4 against Czech Petra Kvitová https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-26767-haiti-flash-naomi-osaka-wins-the-australian-open.html
2018: US Open on the center court of the "Flushing Meadows-Corona Park" municipal park against Serena William in 6-2 and 6-4 https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-25476-haiti-flash-the-haitiano-japanese-naomi-osaka-wins-the-us-open-against-serena-william.html
Naomi is the highest paid tennis player in the world according to Forbes magazine with 37.3 million revenues over the past 12 months (scholarships, Bonuses and Sponsors...) https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-30848-haiti-news-zapping.html )
See also :
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-31785-haiti-tennis-the-japanese-of-haitian-origin-naomi-osaka-wins-the-us-open.html
https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-29001-icihaiti-tennis-naomi-osaka-abandons-her-american-nationality.html
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-26767-haiti-flash-naomi-osaka-wins-the-australian-open.html
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-26055-haiti-tennis-the-haitian-japanese-star-naomi-osaka-visiting-haiti.html
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-25487-haiti-tennis-naomi-osaka-proud-of-her-haitian-origins.html
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-25476-haiti-flash-the-haitiano-japanese-naomi-osaka-wins-the-us-open-against-serena-william.html
https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-22548-icihaiti-flash-a-haitian-japanese-world-star-of-tennis-visiting-haiti.html
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