Naomi Osaka's defeat of Serena Williams in the 2018 US Open initially made headlines for Serena's controversial rule violations. Over a year later, though, Naomi's first Grand Slam win is remembered as it should be: a signature victory for a fast-rising star. The US Open win marked Naomi's first Grand Slam victory and the first by a Japanese woman. Since then, she's become the second-highest paid female athlete in the world (behind Serena). On the cusp of the Tokyo Olympics next year, Naomi seems poised to make the 2020's her decade.
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