‘Seeing People Pushing the Barriers’- Naomi Osaka Takes Comic Book Inspiration To Come Up With an Innovative Design Idea for Levi’s

Naomi Osaka is not just a tennis star. She has become a source of inspiration for millions around the world in the past two years for raising awareness about mental health issues. The four-time grand slam champion did not shy away from withdrawing from a major tournament in 2021 to take care of her mental health.

She stayed true to herself despite the drop in rankings she would experience for missing a major chunk of the season. This is the same message the player conveys with her partnership with the clothing brand Levi’s.

Naomi Osaka collaborates with Levi’s with a meaningful message

The Japanese player has partnered up with the American clothing brand, Levi’s. The brand uploaded an advertisement on Instagram with Osaka in which she talked about her partnership with the brand. She said, “The biggest thing I want to highlight between the partnership with me and Levis is just being authentic.”

She talked about her inspiration and how it affects her thinking.

“I draw my inspiration from traveling. I read a lot of mangas and watch a lot of anime, so for me; it feels like nothing is impossible.”

The four-time grand slam champion associated her love for animes with her thinking and fashion. She said, “You can literally dream up whatever you want and I think clothing is similar in that sense.”

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She concluded by conveying the lesson learned from her experiences. Osaka said, “I feel like going to Tokyo, going to New York, and seeing people pushing the barriers was really inspiring for me.”

How has Osaka fared in 2022?

On the tennis front, the Japanese player has not had a great run in 2022. Her best performance came at the Miami Open, where she reached the finals. However, the incumbent world no.1, Iga Swiatek, defeated her.

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Following that, the player could not perform well at the French Open because of her Achilles injury. Furthermore, this forced her to withdraw from the grass-court major at Wimbledon too.

Naomi Osaka has now recovered and is participating in the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic. She defeated Qinwen Zheng in the opening round of the tournament and will now face world no.11 Coco Gauff. The player will hope to regain her form and clinch a major at the US Open where she has won twice in her career.