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Naomi Osaka says her Kobe Bryant Lakers jersey gave her the strength to win the US Open – ABC News
Standing with her US Open trophy in a picture posted to social media, the world top five tennis player wore a shirt emblazoned with the number of one of America’s greatest athletes. This is its poignant meaning.
The image shows Naomi Osaka in an empty tennis stadium, clutching her second US Open trophy while wearing late basketball star Kobe Bryant’s number eight Los Angeles Lakers jersey.
Bryant, whose life and that of his 14-year-old daughter Gianna was cut tragically short in January this year, was one of the Japanese tennis player’s biggest mentors.
During her latest successful US Open title run which culminated in a three-set victory over Victoria Azarenka on Saturday Osaka says she was still dra…
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