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Serena Williams, Billie Jean inspire Naomi Osaka to become an investor
Updated On: 01 February, 2021 07:35 AM IST | Melbourne | AFP
Osaka, named by Forbes magazine as the world`s highest paid female athlete in 2020, was the first Asian player to be ranked world number one.
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Serena Williams, Billie Jean King and Naomi Osaka
Serena Williams and Billie Jean King, along with Naomi Osaka`s boyfriend, influenced the three-time Grand Slam winner`s decision to become part-owner of soccer team North Carolina Courage, she revealed Sunday. Osaka, the US Open champion, announced the investment on Thursday, with the National Women`s Soccer League (NWSL) club planning to tap into her passion for fashion by consulting the 23-year-old on design decisions for 2021.
Osaka, who is in Melbourne ahead of the Australian Open, said she had noticed other sportspeople making similar commitments and "I always thought it was really cool". "Billie Jean King texts me sometimes, so I was getting inspired from her," she said of the tennis great who has stakes in several sports teams, including baseball`s Los Angeles Dodgers. "I remember reading in an article that Serena`s daughter invested in a soccer team, too. I thought that maybe that`s a really good direction to go. "As for choosing North Carolina, it`s because I visited there a couple times because of my boyfriend`s family, and he was born there."
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