Naomi Osaka : her journey to finding her power and her voice
Rothenberg, Ben2024
Book
This deeply revealing biography of tennis phenomenon Naomi Osaka tells the story behind her grand slam-winning career and her advocacy for racial justice and mental health. Most tennis fans met the Haitian-American-Japanese player Naomi Osaka for the first time as they watched her win the 2018 US Open in a controversial match against Serena Williams. Since then, Osaka has galvanised the tennis world not only by winning three more grand slams-all tennis fans will remember Osaka winning the Australian Open twice-but also by being outspoken on matters of social justice and mental health. It is both her extraordinary talent and her candour that have propelled her to the top of her sport and onto the front page of newspapers and magazines worldwide, making her the highest-paid female athlete in the world since 2020. But where did she come from and how did she get here? The story of Naomi Osaka and her family is unlike any other. Readers will be thrilled to read this book and learn more about tennis's most fascinating player. Ben Rothenberg has covered Naomi Osaka around the world since she emerged onto the WTA Tour in 2014. In this book, Ben will chart Naomi Osaka's incredible impact on tennis and on social justice in sports, predicting where she'll go next.
Main title:
Naomi Osaka : her journey to finding her power and her voice / Ben Rothenberg.
Author:
Rothenberg, Ben, author
Imprint:
Wurundjeri Country ; Melbourne, Victoria : The Text Publishing Company, 2024.©2024
Collation:
viii, 484 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : colour illustrations, colour portaits ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [457]-473) and index.
Contents:
ParadiseThe motherlandWhere dreams are made ofChasing sunshineEarly startSister act 2Naomi OsakaThe dotted lineMaking movesRising sunRising starTranslatingCloseThe social gameVenus's orbitFootstepsWelcome to SerenaCharlestonCollision courseBoiling pointFrom Ashe to wildfireThe talk of TokyoDown under to the topHeavy Is the headMari's shotShooting starsStaying in, speaking outStop and startThe names on her lipsAncestorsImperial phaseA journey which she did not enjoy ultimatelySlidingRead all about itTorchbearerThe brakesGame over?
ISBN:
9781922790927 (paperback)
Dewey class:
796.342092B796.342
LC class:
GV994.O73
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
460479