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Originally Posted by SeijiSensei
Naomi Osaka upsets her life-long idol Serena Williams in straight sets to win the US Open tennis final. Osaka is 20 with a Haitian father and Japanese mother. They moved to the US when she was three. She holds dual-citizenship but plays under the Japanese flag.
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Yeah, Naomi Osaka's performance was absolutely fantastic. There was a time when I thought she was out of gas when she fell down 1-3 in the second set, but then she came back even stronger at the right time. It's a shame that the newspapers will talk a lot about Serena's tirade with the chair umpire. Personally, I was very disappointed with Serena's behavior for a player with that much experience. Nothing should be taken away from Naomi's performance though.
I hope to see a sequel to
Baby Steps coming soon now that we have new Japanese milestones on the ATP-WTA circuit with Naomi Osaka and Kei Nishikori reaching at least the semis at the same major tournament, and with Naomi Osaka winning it.