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Japanese tennis star Osaka named 2020 best female athlete

Naomi Osaka of Japan reacts in the second set during her Women's Singles final match against Victoria Azarenka of Belarus on Day Thirteen of the 2020 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 12, 2020 in the Queens borough of New York City. (AFP)
Naomi Osaka of Japan reacts in the second set during her Women's Singles final match against Victoria Azarenka of Belarus on Day Thirteen of the 2020 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 12, 2020 in the Queens borough of New York City. (AFP)
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30 Dec 2020 01:12:37 GMT9
30 Dec 2020 01:12:37 GMT9

TOKYO: The International Sports Press Association has selected Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka as the best female athlete of 2020.

Osaka claimed her third Grand Slam singles title by winning the US Open championship for the second time in September.

During the US Open, Osaka arrived for matches wearing black face masks that had the names of seven black victims of police or racist violence in the United States, in protest against racial discrimination.

The selection was made by votes by 422 journalists from 116 countries and regions, the association said Tuesday.

The association also picked Polish striker Robert Lewandowski, who helped German professional football club Bayern Munich win the European championship, as the best male athlete.

JIJI Press

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