‘THIS IS DOPE’- Fans Rejoice as Naomi Osaka Spreads a Message of Hope While Launching Overwatch 2

In her nascent career, Naomi Osaka has established her mark in several other fields apart from tennis. Although her on-court performances have been underwhelming this year, that has not hampered her from venturing into different fields. The former US champion recently shared the exciting news of her getting featured in the team-based action game, Overwatch 2. E-sports fans are going berserk after seeing the Japanese star in the trailer for the game, which spreads a message of hope and unity.

The message aligns with the progress of the player and has brought a lot of new fans to the platform. Let’s take a look at some of the fan reactions.

Fans react enthusiastically after Naomi Osaka appears in Overwatch 2’s trailer

Well, it is not just the tennis fans who are happy to see the player in the video. E-sports fans also rejoiced in her appearance in the trailer. Osaka, a mental health activist, along with being a four-time Grand Slam champion, has always tried to spread a message of positivity.

Through the trailer of Overwatch 2, she did the same and spread a message of hope. The two-time US Open champion is one of the top tennis stars of this generation and has been actively spreading awareness about mental health following her unpleasant experience in 2021. The Japanese player tweeted the trailer and stated, “As an actual fan, I couldn’t be more excited to help launch #Overwatch2 last week and participate in this message of hope. Overwatch 2 arrives today, free for everyone.”

One fan commented, “THIS IS DOPE NAOMI”, hailing her participation in the launch while others had similar reactions to the trailer.

Moreover, an Overwatch fan could not believe their eyes and accept the fact that Osaka is an Overwatch fan too. It stated, “whatttt ur an ow fan??? crazy bro”

Another fan thanked the Japanese player for promoting the game. It stated, “Kool. Thanks for using your platform to help gaming/streaming. Much love.”

Fans hail Osaka for being an Overwatch fan 

The former US champion is not just a gaming fan. Apart from that, she is a huge anime fan as she gets the opportunity to learn powerful messages from them.

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The Vice President of Marketing of the game also re-tweeted and praised Naomi Osaka. It stated, “Not only is Naomi Osaka an awesome tennis player, she is also an awesome Overwatch player! So glad we could feature her in our marketing.”

Others continued to praise Osaka by quoting her tweet.

Naomi Osaka broke a resolution of a fan who was planning to quit Overwatch. It stated, “I was trying not to call Overwatch anymore. Then they put me on Naomi Osaka and, therefore, have an obligation to return to addiction.” (Google Translate)

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Despite her jubilant off-court involvements, 2022 was a season to forget for the four-time Grand Slam champ. Her best performance at the Miami Open, where she reached the finals. However, the incumbent world no. 1 Iga Swiatek defeated her. Moreover, the Japanese star withdrew from her match in between citing stomach pain at the Japan Open. Now it is yet to see if she can get back her rhythm or if she will have to settle for only four grand slam titles.