Former Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka has started her 2025 season in great spirit. The Japanese WTA star reached the 2025 ASB Classic tournament’s semifinals after an impressive performance against Hailey Baptiste whom she overpowered in the quarterfinals by 6(2)-7(7), 6-1, 6-2. Osaka also defeated Julia Grabher in the Round of 16 by 7-5, and 6-3. While her performance has caught the spotlight, Osaka’s new Nike sneakers are garnering attention as well! As her followers shower her with compliments, Naomi Osaka has come up with a bold statement about her fashion sense.

The 2019 Australian Open champion shared a post after reaching the ASB Classic’s semifinals, which featured her gorgeous sneakers. “let’s rock and roll ❤️,” she captioned it. Her fans were crazily impressed when they spotted the white sneakers with vibrant hues of black and orange. “👏👏👏 look at those magical shoes!!!!😁” and “@naomiosaka let’s go. Side note: your shoe game be 🔥” were some of her followers’ comments that revealed how much they liked it. Osaka then shared the picture of her sneakers separately on her IG story with a cheeky caption: “I take pride in knowing that I constantly have the best shoes in tennis.”

Osaka surprised everyone by donning a pair of one-of-a-kind Nike sneakers previously as well. This WTA star wore purposefully mismatched shoes for the 2024 Roland Garros. She revealed her Zoom GP Challenge 1 Nike Sneakers with Air Zoom units and side-to-side stability for the French Open last year. The sneakers’ Asymmetrical designs highlighted the “quintessential Naomi Osaka” style showing off the brand’s commitment to the athlete. Osaka’s vibrant red right shoe represented “strength, power and good luck” featuring a mythical dragon, and her left shoe channeled the vibe of a “calming aura” of the player’s favorite flowers in bright blue. The sneakers’ details were done in sashiko-inspired style with an ode to Osaka’s Japanese heritage.

Nike has not just come up with exclusive sneakers for WTA number 57, they also provided Osaka with an interesting opportunity to design her own Grand Slam kit, which filled Osaka with excitement.

Naomi Osaka showcases excitement after designing her Australian Open kit

Osaka’s multi-year contract with Nike since 2019 has brought to the fore an interesting talent of the Japanese WTA star. She designed her 2024 Australian Open kit and revealed her excitement regarding this. “I realize not a lot of people know that I designed my Australian Open outfit for 2024. Idk why Nike let me do this but I’m excited for everyone to see the outfits to come lol,” Osaka wrote while sharing a glimpse of her outfit on her IG story.

The former Australian Open champion always received special treatment from Nike and is often spotted in their exclusive designs. Not to forget her 2024 US Open outfit that flaunted a pretty bow at her back, showcasing the brand’s creativity and aesthetics. “The inspiration that fueled the look for me — and this might be a Japanese term — is feeling like a ‘magical girl’ on the court. There’s a moment of transformation for me when I walk onto the court, and I have a lot of fun playing, so wanting everyone who sees the outfit to connect with that feeling is a really big motivation for me,” said Osaka in a statement.

She further confessed, “Because I had the tutu and then I had the bow jacket and it was green, I feel like everyone was staring at me funny. And then I put the headphones on, that was a real killer. I was, like, you know what, embrace this maximalist style. And then it made me feel better.”

Osaka’s partnership with Nike highlights the positivity of professional collaborations showcasing how these collaborations can sometimes bring out the athletes’ hidden talent as well.