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Topic: Naomi Osaka

Naomi Osaka of Japan speaks during a press conference after her match against Ons Jabeur of Tunisia during day 2 of the WTA 1000 National Bank Open tennis tournament at Sobeys Stadium in Toronto, Ontario on August 7, 2024. (Mert Alper Dervis/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Why Naomi Osaka wears Kobe's jersey

Gabriella Ferrigine
Rafael Nadal of Team Spain plays a forehand during the Tennis training session ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Roland Garros on July 24, 2024 in Paris, France. (Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

The power of athletic superstitions

Gabriella Ferrigine
Zendaya as Tashi in "Challengers" (Niko Tavernise / Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures)

How Zendaya's "Challengers" hair fails

Nardos Haile
Megyn Kelly and Naomi Osaka (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Naomi Osaka tells Megyn Kelly: Do better

Kylie Cheung
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Naomi Osaka of Japan in action against Patricia Maria Tig of Romania in the first round of the Women's Singles competition on Court Philippe-Chatrier at the 2021 French Open Tennis Tournament at Roland Garros on May 30th 2021 in Paris, France. (Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images)

Naomi Osaka boldly rejects exploitation

Kylie Cheung
Naomi Osaka of Japan serves the ball during her Women's Singles third round match against Marta Kostyuk of the Ukraine on Day Five of the 2020 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 04, 2020 in the Queens borough of New York City. (Al Bello/Getty Images)

On being an unapologetic Black woman

Takirra Winfield Dixon
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