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Naomi Osaka is a four-time Grand Slam tennis champion who rose to the world No. 1 ranking in 2019. She has since balanced her career on the court with growing influence in business, fashion, and media. Early Success And Tennis Stardom Osaka claimed her first Grand Slam title at just 20 years old, after defeating Serena Williams in a historic match during the 2018 U.S. Open. She quickly followed with another victory at the 2019 Australian Open, which propelled her to a world No. 1 ranking. By 2021, she was a four-time Grand Slam champion and a household name, according to a Harper’s Bazaar profile. After taking time away from the game to prioritize her mental health and later welcoming her daughter, Shai, in 2023, Osaka is now finding her rhythm again. BBC reported that she recently reached her first Grand Slam quarterfinal since 2021, showing flashes of the fearless baseline game that once made her unstoppable. Naomi Osaka Net Worth Naomi Osaka is among the highest-paid athletes in...

At age 21, Coco Gauff has already secured two Grand Slam titles at the U.S. Open in addition to her business ventures. Coco Gauff’s Tennis Career Gauff captured global attention as a teenager when she defeated Venus Williams at Wimbledon in 2019. In 2023, she won her first Grand Slam at the U.S. Open, per AP News. As AFROTECH™ previously reported, in June 2025, she added a second major title at the French Open, defeating world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in a three-set match. Recently, Gauff has fought through challenges, such as an inconsistent serve, by bringing biomechanics expert Gavin MacMillan onto her team, as reported by AP News. Reflecting on her French Open victory, Gauff acknowledged the doubts she had once wrestled with in an Instagram post this June: “I thought I could never overcome the pressure, I thought holding this trophy would never happen. I thought my dreams were so close to happening, but would never come true. So to be here….means absolutely everything.” Beyond...

Arguably a match made in heaven, Sloane Stephens will be joining forces with wearable wellness brand WHOOP, making the star athlete the first Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) player to partner with the company. “This partnership with WHOOP makes perfect sense for me because it’s a brand that has become absolutely integral to my training routine,” Sloane Stephens told Boardroom. “As an athlete, I’ve had the opportunity to learn from incredible trainers and doctors over the years, but never have I had access to this amount of physiological insight on my phone.” Before the partnership, the US Open champion was already an avid consumer of WHOOP, as she used their band during the 2021 season to keep a record of data and feedback to gauge her recovery, sleep, and training, according to Boardroom. Now, Sloane Stephens will have an audience as she showcases the wellness brand on social media, real-life activations, and through cross-platform content. More recently, the tennis star also...