
Naomi Osaka speaks at a press conference in Tokyo in 2022.
AFP-Jiji
11:16 JST, June 4, 2023
LOS ANGELES (AFP-Jiji) — Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka said she and rapper Cordae are expecting a baby girl, making the gender reveal in an Instagram post that “A little princess is on the way.”
The 25-year-old Japanese tennis star, who announced her pregnancy in January, illustrated the post with a photo of herself — baby bump front and center — surrounded by pink and lavender balloons and flowers.
In another photo Cordae leans down to kiss the burgeoning bump.
Osaka had let fans in on her pregnancy by sharing a photo of her sonogram on Instagram just days after she pulled out of the Australian Open.
“2023 will be a year full of lessons for me, and I hope I’ll see you guys at the start of the next one cause I will be back at the Australian Open 2024. Love you all infinitely,” she said then.
Osaka hasn’t played a tennis match since last September, her social media posts late last year showing her traveling in Europe with Cordae.
The couple have been together since 2019.
Popular Articles
Popular articles in the past 24 hours
-
Santa Claus Delivers Christmas Presents to Penguins at Aquarium i...
-
Japan High School Boys Set New Record in Relay Race; Winning Girl...
-
Japanese Public, Private Sectors to Partner on ¥3 Tril. Project t...
-
Japanese Actor Ken Watanabe-Backed Cafe to Close in Coast Town Hi...
-
Outline for Tax System Reform: Put Japan’s Economy on New Growth ...
-
Rubio Seeks to Balance Relations With Japan, China; Says China Wi...
-
Students Recreate 19th-Century Bento Boxes Made for Ino Tadataka'...
-
Japanese Lawmakers Support Continued Ban on Sports Betting
Popular articles in the past week
-
Israeli Tourists Refused Accommodation at Hotel in Japan’s Nagano...
-
Tsukiji Market Urges Tourists to Avoid Visiting in Year-End
-
China to Impose Sanctions on Shigeru Iwasaki, Former Head of Japa...
-
U.S. Senate Resolution Backs Japan, Condemns China's Pressure
-
Japan to Support Central Asian Logistics Route That Bypasses Russ...
-
Speed Skater Yukino Yoshida Clinches Ticket to Milan
-
Kenta Maeda Joins Rakuten Eagles; Returns from American MLB to Ja...
-
Sharp Decline in Number of Chinese Tourists But Overall Number of...
Popular articles in the past month
-
Keidanren Chairman Yoshinobu Tsutsui Visits Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nu...
-
Imports of Rare Earths from China Facing Delays, May Be Caused by...
-
University of Tokyo Professor Discusses Japanese Economic Securit...
-
Tokyo Economic Security Forum to Hold Inaugural Meeting Amid Tens...
-
Japan Pulls out of Vietnam Nuclear Project, Complicating Hanoi's ...
-
Govt Aims to Expand NISA Program Lineup, Abolish Age Restriction
-
Blanket Eel Trade Restrictions Rejected
-
Key Japan Labor Group to Seek Pay Scale Hike
"Sports" POPULAR ARTICLE
-
Speed Skater Yukino Yoshida Clinches Ticket to Milan
-
Yoshinobu Yamamoto Cheered by Los Angeles Lakers Fans at NBA Game
-
Kenta Maeda Joins Rakuten Eagles; Returns from American MLB to Japanese Pro Baseball for First Time Since 2015
-
Ukrainian Sumo Wrestler Sekiwake Aonishiki to be Promoted to Ozeki
-
Maruyama’s Ski Jump Streak Snapped
JN ACCESS RANKING
-
Keidanren Chairman Yoshinobu Tsutsui Visits Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant; Inspects New Emergency Safety System
-
Imports of Rare Earths from China Facing Delays, May Be Caused by Deterioration of Japan-China Relations
-
University of Tokyo Professor Discusses Japanese Economic Security in Interview Ahead of Forum
-
Tokyo Economic Security Forum to Hold Inaugural Meeting Amid Tense Global Environment
-
Japan Pulls out of Vietnam Nuclear Project, Complicating Hanoi’s Power Plans

