The tennis season might have come to an end, but the off-court buzz is just getting started, and Naomi Osaka is here to fuel the excitement! As fans and players set their sights on a thrilling 2025 season, Osaka dropped a delightful update that has everyone talking. But the real MVPs of the conversation? Her biggest cheerleaders—boyfriend Cordae and fellow player Venus Williams simply cannot keep calm.

Osaka wrapped her current season early at the China Open where she faced a back injury and had to withdraw mid-match while playing against Coco Gauff. Now, ahead of a new season, she seems to be taking a much-deserved break. The Japanese sensation took to her Instagram and shared a string of pictures from her latest outing to Grand Cayman Island. In a stunning pink outfit, with matching shoes with heart-shaped heels, Osaka can be seen standing on a surfboard as she poses for the pictures. Captioning the post she wrote, “Aesthetic,” expressing her joy.  This quickly garnered attention from many and Williams and Cordae were quick to react. 

Responding to the post, her boyfriend and American Rapper Cordae dropped, “🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊,” in the comments – expressing his love for the WTA Star and signifying the beauty of the place. Similar reactions came from tennis great Venus Williams as well who seemed to be in complete awe of not just Osaka’s look. “Killed it,” she wrote expressing her admiration for the player. This, however, is not the first time, Notably, this is not the first time when Cordae’s admiration and love for Osaka has come to light.

The couple started dating each other in 2019 and have shared beautiful moments together since then. Detailing one such moment, Naomi Osaka recalled how her boyfriend made special efforts for her when she felt troubled ahead of her final match at the US Open in 2020. In a now-deleted Instagram post, Osaka shared, “He stopped everything he was doing because I FaceTimed him a couple days earlier and said I was feeling sad and lonely in the bubble.”  Continuing further, she added “I later found out that he hopped on a plane shortly after that call and then quarantined himself for a couple days in a hotel to see me and support,” per People. And this definitely helped the Japanese star who clinched her second US Open title that year. 

Coming back to Osaka’s latest post and her off-season activities, it is not just her vacation that is gaining attention, as the star player also revealed an interesting fact as she prepares for the next season.  

Naomi Osaka cheekily reveals her struggles amid practice sessions

Naomi Osaka witnessed a roller coaster of a season. From early exits to surprising defeats, the Japanese star faced a challenging phase. However, she seems pumped up for the next season as she has already started her pre-season practice with coach Patrick Mouratoglou. But what caught the attention of the fans were the cheeky yet blunt remarks she shared highlighting how she “survived” these sessions.

In a string of visuals shared on Instagram, Osaka was lying on the court with her tennis kit near her head. In one of the videos, Osaka can be heard saying, “I am making a video on how we survived the first day of preseason,” highlighting the challenges that continued to prevail and bother her although she eventually managed to sail through. Captioning the post, she also wrote, “It’s giving “call the ambulance 🚑😭”.” Osaka also shared a screenshot of her post on Threads which read, “Just finished the practice of the preseason. 😭I thought it was over for me,” highlighting that her challenges were not completely gone. 

As the players gear up for the next season, it would be interesting to see if Osaka would share more interesting posts, that would mesmerize her fans and fellow players.