There’s only one thing that feels the tiniest bit better than watching Naomi Osaka absolutely dominate on the tennis court during the US Open: watching the love she gets from her parents after every match. The four-time Grand Slam tennis champ has a super-close relationship with her mom, Tamaki Osaka, and her dad, Leonard Francois.

These two raised Naomi and her older sister, Mari, in Japan before moving to the United States when Naomi was three years old, and they couldn’t be more supportive of their daughter and her wildly impressive career. Get to know Naomi Osaka’s parents, below.

Tamaki and Leonard Met in College

Tamaki, who’s from Japan, met Leonard, who’s from Haiti, when he was visiting Hokkaido as a college student. The couple kept their relationship a secret from Tamaki’s

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