Celebrity﹕The rising tennis star — Naomi Osaka
【明報專訊】■Career
Born in Japan and raised in America in a Japanese-Haitian family, Naomi Osaka started her career as a professional tennis player in 2013 and represents Japan in international championships. In 2018 she won her first title at the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Indian Wells (印第安韋爾斯網球賽), and then defeated the legendary player, Serena Williams, in the US Open Tennis Championships (美國網球公開賽). Naomi became the first Japanese player ever to win a Grand Slam (大滿貫) title. She now ranks fifth in the WTA's rankings.
■Photo Story
Japan was overjoyed at Naomi's victory in the 2018 US Grand Slam and a lot of merchandise was made to celebrate her feat, including instant noodles (right) and stamps with photos capturing her actions in the competition. (photo.4)
Naomi's elder sister, Mari, is also a professional tennis player representing Japan. They play doubles in tournaments (right) and are sometimes compared to the Williams sisters by the media.
◆Naomi Osaka(大坂直美)
Age:21
Nationality: Japanese, American
■English highway﹕including
We use the word "including" to give examples of things which are part of a group of things.
e.g. Six people were injured in the traffic accident, including the driver.
■Glossary
title (n) 頭銜
overjoyed (adj) 欣喜若狂的
merchandise (n) 商品
feat (n) 功績
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