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Naomi Osaka lands Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover

July 19, 2021 by Steve DelVecchio • Comments
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Sep 10, 2020; Flushing Meadows, New York, USA; Naomi Osaka of Japan warms up on the court before her match against Jennifer Brady of the United States in the women's singles semifinals match on day eleven of the 2020 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-Imagn Images

Naomi Osaka

Naomi Osaka has not played in a tennis tournament since she withdrew from the French Open back in May, but she has been plenty busy off the court.

Sports Illustrated announced on Monday that Osaka is one of three women who will appear on the cover of the publication’s annual “Swimsuit Issue” this year. She joins rapper Megan Thee Stallion and model Leyna Bloom.

Meet Your #SISwim21 Cover Models: @naomiosaka, @theestallion and @leynabloom! https://t.co/93XYiWUzTi pic.twitter.com/pnCPnMeT10

— Sports Illustrated Swimsuit (@SI_Swimsuit) July 19, 2021

Osaka also recently posed for Vogue Hong Kong.

Osaka, 23, has won four Grand Slam titles. She will compete for Japan at the Tokyo Olympics this summer.

After she withdrew from the French Open amid a controversy over her media boycott, Osaka then chose to skip Wimbledon. Her playing plans beyond the Olympics remain unclear.

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