Former World Number one Naomi Osaka opened up on her musical interests. They keep changing from time. Once, in an interview, she admitted to being a ‘big fan’ of Rihanna. Also, before getting on-court for a tennis match, Osaka listens to rhythm and blues or Shaun’s music.
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“Yeah, I mean, I always come on the court with headphones on. It’s just the ones before were, like, tiny earphones. So I got these babies now (smiling).
But now I’m listening to — I was listening to a lot of throwback songs, honestly, like Mario. (Laughing.) You know, I like that R&B. I really feel like I was missing that,” the Japanese icon said.
“Favorite song. There is a lot, though. I really like Way Back Home, actually. Like, it’s very chill. You can use it to pump yourself up a little bit; you can use it to sleep,” she added.
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Two-time Grand Slam champion Osaka spent some time with Beyonce and Jay-Z during the off-season of 2019. When Osaka found out about Beyonce’s impression of her, she realized tennis had an impact on the outside world too.
“I met Beyonce and Jay Z during the off-season. She just smelled expensive and beautiful and she was soft and she hugged me,” 22-year-old Osaka said. “I was like, this is what heaven is. She was talking to me and she said she was proud of me. I thought, wow, that actually was a really important moment. But I’m thinking about the impact that tennis players – I don’t think we know.”
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In 2020, Naomi Osaka was on a 14-match winning streak since September 2019. Her match-winning streak was snapped by Karolina Pliskova in Brisbane, and the Japanese slipped up in the battle after having a match point.
Besides that, she suffered a third-round upset at Australian Open 2020, as the then-15-year-old Coco Gauff stopped her from defending her Melbourne Major title.
