Naomi Osaka: "Whatever I do, I try to tell myself to just do it from the heart"

Naomi Osaka: "Whatever I do, I try to tell myself to just do it from the heart"

Naomi Osaka's first press conference after her match vs Coco Gauff where she showed her sportsmanship of inviting her rival to encore interview. Breaking with tradition, Osaka, herself only 21 years old, approached her tearful opponent and encouraged her to do the post-match interview with her — an honor usually reserved solely for the winner. As they were interviewed by ESPN's Mary Jo Fernandez, the sold-out crowd of 23,000 at Arthur Ashe Stadium watched in awe as Osaka changed what could have been a moment of devastation for Gauff into a moment of triumph.She is a real class act!