<p>Factbox on Japan's Naomi Osaka, who beat Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 1-6 6-3 6-3 to win the U.S. Open title on Saturday.</p>.<p>Born: Oct. 16, 1997 in Osaka, Japan</p>.<p>Grand Slam titles: 3 (U.S. Open 2018, 2020; Australian Open 2019)<br /><br /><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/us-open-osaka-beats-azarenka-to-win-third-grand-slam-title-886724.html" target="_blank">US Open: Osaka beats Azarenka to win third Grand Slam title</a></strong></p>.<p><strong>Early Life</strong></p>.<p>* Born to a Japanese mother and a Haitian father, Osaka grew up idolising 23-times Grand Slam champion Serena Williams.</p>.<p>* Moved to New York when she was three-years-old and turned professional in 2013 aged 15.</p>.<p>* Played in the main draw of a WTA event for the first time at Stanford in 2014. Beat Sam Stosur in the first round before losing to Andrea Petkovic.</p>.<p><strong>Career to Date</strong></p>.<p>* Made her Grand Slam debut as a qualifier at the Australian Open in 2016, beating Elina Svitolina in the second round before losing to former champion Azarenka.</p>.<p>* Cracked the top 100 in the world for the first time in April 2016 and the top 50 later in the year.</p>.<p>* Named 2016 WTA "Newcomer of the Year" after making third-round appearances at three Grand Slams and reaching her first WTA final.</p>.<p>* Won her first WTA title in March 2018 in Indian Wells, beating Maria Sharapova, Karolina Pliskova and Simona Halep along the way.</p>.<p>* Beat Serena Williams in the 2018 U.S. Open final to claim her maiden Grand Slam title and finished the year ranked fifth in the world.</p>.<p>* Beat Petra Kvitova in the 2019 Australian Open final to become the first player since Jennifer Capriati in 2001 to win the next Grand Slam after her maiden major.</p>.<p>* Beat Azarenka to win her second U.S. Open title. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, there were no fans in attendance at the hardcourt major in 2020. She turned up for each of her seven matches at Flushing Meadows wearing a face mask carrying the name of a Black American to highlight racial injustice in the United States.</p>
<p>Factbox on Japan's Naomi Osaka, who beat Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 1-6 6-3 6-3 to win the U.S. Open title on Saturday.</p>.<p>Born: Oct. 16, 1997 in Osaka, Japan</p>.<p>Grand Slam titles: 3 (U.S. Open 2018, 2020; Australian Open 2019)<br /><br /><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/us-open-osaka-beats-azarenka-to-win-third-grand-slam-title-886724.html" target="_blank">US Open: Osaka beats Azarenka to win third Grand Slam title</a></strong></p>.<p><strong>Early Life</strong></p>.<p>* Born to a Japanese mother and a Haitian father, Osaka grew up idolising 23-times Grand Slam champion Serena Williams.</p>.<p>* Moved to New York when she was three-years-old and turned professional in 2013 aged 15.</p>.<p>* Played in the main draw of a WTA event for the first time at Stanford in 2014. Beat Sam Stosur in the first round before losing to Andrea Petkovic.</p>.<p><strong>Career to Date</strong></p>.<p>* Made her Grand Slam debut as a qualifier at the Australian Open in 2016, beating Elina Svitolina in the second round before losing to former champion Azarenka.</p>.<p>* Cracked the top 100 in the world for the first time in April 2016 and the top 50 later in the year.</p>.<p>* Named 2016 WTA "Newcomer of the Year" after making third-round appearances at three Grand Slams and reaching her first WTA final.</p>.<p>* Won her first WTA title in March 2018 in Indian Wells, beating Maria Sharapova, Karolina Pliskova and Simona Halep along the way.</p>.<p>* Beat Serena Williams in the 2018 U.S. Open final to claim her maiden Grand Slam title and finished the year ranked fifth in the world.</p>.<p>* Beat Petra Kvitova in the 2019 Australian Open final to become the first player since Jennifer Capriati in 2001 to win the next Grand Slam after her maiden major.</p>.<p>* Beat Azarenka to win her second U.S. Open title. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, there were no fans in attendance at the hardcourt major in 2020. She turned up for each of her seven matches at Flushing Meadows wearing a face mask carrying the name of a Black American to highlight racial injustice in the United States.</p>