November Richard Pagliaro 11/30/2020

Meet Animated Naomi Osaka

Naomi Osaka showed her competitive character capturing her second US Open championship.Now, the three-time Grand Slam champion is an animated character.More: Pliskova Hires Osaka's Former CoachOsaka shared this image of the manga character she inspired.Sporting purple hair, the Naomi Osaka manga character will debut in Nakayoshi magazine next month.

Growing up reading manga/watching anime was something that bonded me and my sister immensely so this is really exciting for both of us 🥰 https://t.co/mmzJ5k17x8
— NaomiOsaka大坂なおみ (@naomiosaka) November 28, 2020

Naomi's older sister, Mari Osaka, helped create the character. The Osaka sisters grew up as big anime fans."Growing up reading manga/watching anime was something that bonded me and my sister immensely so this is really exciting for both of us," Naomi Osaka posted on Twitter.Photo credit: Naomi Osaka Instagram ]]>

Richard Pagliaro

Richard Pagliaro is Tennis Now Managing Editor. He is a graduate of New York University and has covered pro tennis for more than 35 years. Richard was tennis columnist for Gannett Newspapers in NY, served as Managing Editor for TennisWeek.com and worked as a writer/editor for Tennis.com. He has been TennisNow.com managing editor since 2010.