Osaka, January VOGUE cover: “I wanted to raise awareness”

Naomi Osaka established herself in 2020 as one of the most relevant tennis players in the world, both on and off the courts. To your professional success, winning the US Open, The Japanese woman achieved other milestones, such as getting tennis joined the break started by the NBA. He also stood out for wearing masks with names of Americans victims of racial abuse throughout the US Open. Now the world's number three will make the cover of VOGUE magazine in January.

The prestigious magazine announced that, in the next month, the cover will star four personalities who “be an example of creativity, inclusiveness and an independent spirit”, and Osaka has earned his place in it. In addition, the Japanese, who has posed for the legend of photography Annie Leibovitz, has spoken to VOGUE about what 2020 has meant to her. “The pandemic gave me the opportunity to pay attention to the real world and do things that I would not have done without it”Osaka explained.

The Japanese social activism has been present since the return of the competition, and even in the photo session for the magazine, she posed with a mask that had the name of a victim of racial abuse, Emmett Till written on it. “I thought I had an opportunity to raise awareness. Tennis is seen all over the world, so people who may not know these names can Google them and find out their stories. That was a great motivator for me and I think it helped me. to win the tournament “confessed Naomi, who also had time to reflect on her social life. “I'm a little lonely. I would like to have more friends, but I don't force it. I don't like going to parties and I'm not good at small talk. I'm a person who likes to be at home.”, sentenced Osaka.