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“You Can Guess the Rest”: Naomi Osaka Reveals Her Most Embarrassing Moment

Published 12/14/2020, 11:30 AM EST

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USA Today via Reuters

Three-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka has revealed the ‘most embarrassing thing’ she has ever done. And no, it isn’t something that happened on a tennis court.

USA Today via Reuters

Naomi Osaka had asked Facebook fans to send interesting questions

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The Japanese star had apparently asked her fans on Facebook to send her interesting questions, the key word being ‘interesting’.

To that, a fan asked what is the most embarrassing thing she has done?

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Osaka revealed that the incident in question took place when she was in school.

“In the second grade, I really needed to use the bathroom and so I asked the teacher and she said ‘no’,” revealed the reigning US Open women’s singles champion.

“You can guess the rest,” she added for good measure.

Osaka topped the money pile in 2020

On court, however, she has only had moments to savor. She won her third Major title this year, reaffirming her status as one of the top players on the women’s circuit at this point.

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She was named the world’s highest-paid female athlete by Forbes this year, eclipsing her rival Serena Williams.

Forbes estimated her net earnings from prize money and endorsements at $37.4 million over the last 12 months. Her earnings this year were $1.4 million more than the American.

Osaka going great guns with tennis and fashion

While her tennis career is going great guns, she has also charted out a successful career as an entrepreneur.

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She recently tied up with a globally renowned accessory major for a bag line and also dabbles in fashion.

Osaka sported a unique set of face masks at the US Open this year. The masks were designed by the Japanese star herself and were inscribed with messages evincing support to the ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement.

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The Japanese star got her early tennis lessons from her father, who was inspired by Serena.

She finished the 2020 WTA season ranked number 3.

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Priyabrata Chowdhury is a tennis author for EssentiallySports. He has been a print journalist for a decade, producing news pages for leading national dailies such as the Hindustan Times and The New Indian Express. His passion for sports eventually drove him to tennis writing.
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