PARIS: Twelve months ago at Roland Garros, an embarrassed Naomi Osaka bristled at being hailed as the 'coolest thing' in tennis.
Osaka, the daughter of a Haitian father and Japanese mother, has since been signed up by Nike in a deal reportedly worth in the region of US$10 million a year. In the wake of her Australian Open triumph, she shocked tennis by splitting with coach Sascha Bajin, one of the masterminds of her meteoric rise.
Clay courts, too, are becoming bearable for a player whose power game traditionally thrives on faster courts.This year alone, she has unleashed 184 aces across all surfaces.
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