​Naomi Osaka teams up with an artist on co-designed Yonex tennis products

Naomi Osaka has collaborated with an influential Japanese artist, Takashi Murakami, to co-design a limited-edition Yonex tennis racquet and the accompanying bag. Osaka and Murakami have re-imagined the silhouette of the Ezone racquet, decorating it with the artist’s signature cherry blossom motif atop a white base. The player’s name, “Naomi,” ...