Naomi Osaka

Matt Roush says...

In a short time, tennis champion Naomi Osaka has become one of sports’ most visible, popular, well-paid and outspoken stars. She makes news even when she chooses not to play, as she did recently when she withdrew from the French Open for mental-health reasons and declined to appear at Wimbledon. A three-part docuseries follows Osaka over two high-profile years, including her social activism during last year’s U.S. Open, a visit to Haiti to explore her roots and the impact of her mentor Kobe Bryant’s tragic death. The special also depicts her demanding training and travel schedule, and the pressures of public life that led to this year’s professional pause.

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