Naomi Osaka Parents Did What Most a Great Fathers and Mothers Should Do

Naomi Osaka is a professional tennis player who has ranked the top player in singles. Because of her supportive parents, she has been able to achieve immense success in her career.

Her mother Tamaki Osaka is Japanese whereas her father Leonard Francois is Haitian. To know more about Naomi's parents stay with us.

Who are Osaka's parents?  

Osaka was born to Leonard Francois who is a tennis coach and Tamaki Osaka is a mother who supported her two children's dreams by scarifying her own.

When and where did her parents meet?

Naomi Osaka's mother Tamaki was born in Japan whereas her Leonard was born in Haiti. They first met in Japan when Leonard went to Sapporo, Hokkaido as a college student in the 1990s.

At the time they met, Tamaki was a high school student whereas Francois was a student of the college in New York.

Struggle because of their interracial relationship

Back in the 1990s when her parents Tamaki and Francois fell in love, they had to hide their relationship, because people of that time were against interracial relationships.

Tamaki's parents tried their best to keep their daughter away from Francois, but their love was so strong that they ran away, got married, and secretly started their own small family. 
After Knowing about their daughter's marriage with Francois, Tamaki's father even blamed her for staining her family name.

Blessed with two beautiful daughters       

After some years of their marriage, they welcomed their two beautiful daughters, Mari and Naomi almost 2 years apart in Osaka. Their eldest daughter Mari was born on 3 April 1996 whereas their youngest daughter Naomi was born on 16 Oct 1997.

Parents sacrifice for Naomi and her sister  

Francois and Tamaki wanted their daughters to be great tennis players so they supported their dreams from Day 1. Francois coached both of her daughters himself by watching Richard William's DVDs.

For their girl's career, they even moved to the USA when Naomi was just three years old, but when USA Tennis Association refused to support and help in their developments Tamaki and Francois decided that their girls would rather play for Japan and they shifted to Japan when Naomi was 11 years old.

Why did their daughters adopt their mother's surname?  

When the USA refuses to help Naomi and her sister in their developments, their parents wanted them to represent Japan. So that Naomi and Mari adopted their mother's surname because their parents wanted them to play for Japan in International Tennis tournaments.

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