Tennis Star Naomi Osaka Lights Olympic Cauldron

Naomi Osaka is out of the Tokyo Olympics after losing to Markéta Vondroušová of the Czech Republic in the third round. Osaka’s surprising and early exit comes after being selected to light the torch during the Olympics opening ceremony.

Jordan Moreau In a shocking turn of events, Simone Biles and Naomi Osaka, both superstar athletes expected to go far in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, have exited the Games within several hours of each other.

It wasn’t the ending that Naomi Osaka — nor her multitudes of fans across Japan and worldwide — had expected.

Naomi Osaka is out of the Tokyo Olympics after a shocking loss in the third round of the tennis tournament.

Tennis champion Naomi Osaka, one of the biggest stars at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, made a surprise early exit, losing to Markéta Vondroušová in the third round.

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As someone who was born in Japan, grew up in America and plays tennis for Japan, Naomi Osaka‘s nationality can seem complicated to some. Naomi—whose mother is from Hokkaido, Japan, and whose father is from Jacmel, Haiti—was born in Chūō-ku, Osaka in Japan on October 16, 1997.

Naomi Osaka had the honor of lighting the Olympic cauldron during the opening ceremony of the Tokyo games!

Tennis star Naomi Osaka has lit the cauldron at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Games, ending the flame’s long journey from Greece to these delayed Olympics.

the Tokyo Olympics are finally underway. After being postponed over 12 months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the opening ceremonies of the Tokyo Olympics took place on Friday morning at Olympic Stadium in the host city. The ceremony marked the formal beginning of the Games, which will last from July 23 through Aug.

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains details of this morning’s Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony live on NBC.

Sports Illustrated spread was hypocritical. “Since saying she’s too introverted to talk to the media after tennis matches, Naomi Osaka has launched a reality show, a Barbie, and now is on the cover of the SI Swimsuit Issue,” Travis tweeted, to which Kelly quote-tweeted, "Let’s not forget the cover of (& interview in) Vogue Japan and Time Mag!"“Seeing as you're a journalist I would've assumed you would take the time to research what the lead times are for magazines,” she .

Naomi Osaka responded to Megyn Kelly after Kelly criticized her recent magazine and Japan covers.It all started when conservative commentator Clay Travis took a jab at 23-year-old Osaka on Twitter in light of her withdrawing from the French Open in May after being fined $15,000 for not participating in the tournament's media requirements.

tweeted, “Since saying she’s too introverted to talk to the media after tennis matches, Naomi Osaka has launched a reality show, a Barbie, and now is on the cover of the SI swimsuit issue.”Kelly weighed in next, writing, “Let’s not forget the cover of (& interview in) Vogue Japan and Time Mag!”Osaka — who has been speaking out about her mental health struggles recently and withdrew from the French Open and Wimbledon after saying she did not want to speak to press because it made her anxious —

Vogue Hong Kong honors women in sports ahead of the Tokyo Olympics and chose Naomi Osaka to be part of their unique feature. The publication released images of the athlete rocking exquisite tennis-inspired fashion.

Netflix docuseries about the four-time Grand Slam champion.It's the tennis star's unresolved questions that are the heart of “Naomi Osaka,” director-producer Garrett Bradley said of the series that was taped over a two-year period starting with the 2019 U.S. Open.

There aren’t a lot of videos of Naomi Osaka speaking Japanese, but trust that she knows and understands the language. Naomi, who was born in Osaka, Japan, is half-Japanese and half-Haitian.

She may be the highest-paid female athlete of all time, but to Naomi Osaka‘s parents, she’s just their daughter. Naomi’s mother, Tamaki Osaka, and father, Leonard Francois, have been her supporters since day 1.