Naomi Osaka, who ended her season after a stunning defeat to Canada’s rising tennis prodigy Leylah Fernandez at the US Open, has been hitting the courts lately and will most likely take part at the Australian tennis summer in January next year.
During her off season, Osaka has been involved in various off-court activities, working for her brands, and even attended a few fashion events along the way.
Recently, the Japanese tennis star also got her name under the Forbes Under-30 Hall of Fame list and became one of the only two sports stars to be given the honor(the other one being LeBron James).
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Fans react to Osaka’s latest social media post
Osaka recently took to her social media to post a couple of photos from what appears to be another event that she is attending at the moment.
“The scar on my leg is never gonna go away”, wrote the former world no.1 as the caption.
😃 the scar on my leg is never gonna go away pic.twitter.com/F7j8pUNq6A
— NaomiOsaka大坂なおみ (@naomiosaka) December 3, 2021
The caption and the photo got fans excited as they showered love for Osaka and began adding that the scar only adds to her charm.
Let’s take a look at some fan reactions to Osaka’s post. One fan wrote, “What scar… can’t see it. keep grinding”.
What scar… can’t see it ❤️❤️ keep grinding 🙌🏾🙏🏾🙌🏾 https://t.co/dZvq5YxWMF
— Chuck (@CjWare_07) December 3, 2021
Another fan wrote, “It adds character to the look”.
It adds character to the look 😍 https://t.co/4h6wIXt7bL
— ATN (@heelATN) December 3, 2021
“Too bad we don’t care because you’re stunning regardless. luv ya!”, another Osaka admirer wrote.
Too bad we don’t care because you’re stunning regardless ❤️ luv ya! https://t.co/rEIPjLFcP3
— SIETE (@sietesavone) December 3, 2021
Osaka’s pose prompted another fan to write, “When you’re so beautiful that the only thing you’re worried about is a scar you have to zoom in to see“
When you’re so beautiful that the only thing you’re worried about is a scar you have to zoom in to see 😭😭🥺 https://t.co/BrfiVCZ5Gw
— lomii⁷🇵🇸 (@lofilomii) December 3, 2021
Another fan commented, “Her soul seems to outshine any scar!”.
Her soul seems to outshine any scar!☺️ https://t.co/5C5AUZRM0F
— Kay (@draco1964) December 3, 2021
Irrespective of a bleak 2021 season, the four-time Grand Slam champion garners immense affection from fans with her quirky captions.
Looking at Osaka’s WTA season this year, the Japanese player got off to a roaring start by winning the Australian Open and even performed well at a couple of other hard-court events that followed the ‘happy slam’.
European clay-court season hampered the confidence of Naomi Osaka
However, her troubles began at the European clay-court swing, where Osaka was outsmarted by clay-court specialists as she entered the French Open without having complete confidence on her game.
At Roland Garros, Osaka stirred up a controversy by not choosing to attend the post-match press conference in order to preserve her mental health before the next contest.
As the incident was blown out of proportion due to miscommunication, the Japanese tennis star withdrew from Roland Garros and even decided to skip Wimbledon.
Osaka’s comeback at the US hard-court season didn’t yield fruitful results as she lost in the third-round at the US Open to Leylah Fernandez. The Japanese player admitted after the defeat that she wanted to take a break from tennis and didn’t give a timeline on when she will be back.
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But, in a good news to fans, Naomi Osaka began posting videos of her practice sessions on Instagram and this made it clear that she will be willing to compete again at the series of events scheduled in Australia next year.
Also read: Naomi Osaka Joins LeBron James as the One of the Only 2 Sports Stars in Forbes’Under 30 Hall of Fame