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By Chris Oddo | Saturday January 26, 2019


PHOTO SOURCE: MARK PETERSON/ CORLEVE

Naomi Osaka has won back-to-back majors and will become the WTA’s No.1-ranked player on Monday. Naturally, Twitter is going crazy. Here’s what they’re tweeting about the 21-year-old sensation, who just happens to be the first Asian player to ever climb to the top of the tennis rankings…


1. The Prime Minister of Japan is pleased.




2. And so is coach Sascha Bajin.




3. 18-time major singles champion Martina Navratilova sends her congrats.




4. Osaka is the first to win her first two major titles in succession on the women’s side in nearly two decades.




5. First Asian player to become No.1 – that is something truly special.




6. She was once just a kid with a dream—look at Naomi now.




7. Is that green tea ice cream. Okay then she is Japanese… (:




8. Etched on the trophy for all the world to see…




9. All smiles for a while….





10. Kei Nishikori approves...




11. Billie Jean King chimes in.




12. Naomi herself has no words.

 





13. Emotional overflow…




14. The last player to defeat Osaka sends congrats…




15. From one champion (and sport) to another… Mikaela Shiffrin sends a note.




16. Former champion Li Na passes the trophy over.




17. Naomi thanks her fans.




18. Naomi takes the trophy to the beach…




19. Celebrate…





20. Actually, it is real…










 

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