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Naomi Osaka’s Birthday Bobble Head Honor

Naomi Osaka received a unique birthday honor today.

By Richard Pagliaro | Thursday, October 16, 2025
Photo credit: Bobblehead Hall of Fame

Naomi Osaka’s 28th birthday celebration is a big Bobble Head honor.

Former world No. 1 Osaka, who turns 28 today, has been inducted into the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum.

The Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum unveiled the Naomi Osaka Bobble Head today to celebrate birthday.

“We’re thrilled to be unveiling the first bobble head of Naomi Osaka today to celebrate her birthday” said Phil Sklar, Co-Founder and CEO at the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame. “Naomi is one of the biggest names in the sports world, and we think fans are going to love her first bobble head.”

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The officially licensed, limited edition bobble head joins the previously released collection of tennis player Bobbles that was unveiled ahead of the US Open.

The collection features Aryna Sabalenka, Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, Jasmine Paolini, Jelena Ostapenko, Tommy Paul, and Zhizhen Zhang.

The bobbleheads are being produced by the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum in collaboration with Winners Alliance.

Which Bobble Head gets your vote for most realistic reproduction of a tennis star?

The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum, which is located at 170 S. 1st St. in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, opened to the public on February 1st, 2019.

You don’t have to travel to Milwaukee to see Osaka’s Bobble Head.

The Naomi Osaka Bobble Head is available for pre-order for $35 plus an $8 flat rate shipping per order with shipping expected in February.

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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.
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