Naomi Osaka is going to give up Her U.S. nationality to compete for Japan at her .
Osaka was born in Japan her mother and Haitian father both are Japanese she raised in the U.S., now she is in process of becoming a Japanese citizen.
Osaka said "It's definitely going to be very special. I think there's no other place that I'd rather play my first Olympics," Osaka told NHK. "I think that will be one of the most memorable things that ever happens to me."
Under Japanese law, after Osaka turns 22 on Oct. 16, she will be required as a dual-nationality citizen to choose one.
Osaka won the China Open on Sunday and she is the No. 3 ranked women's singles player in the WTA.
Osaka beat Serena Williams in U.S. Open at Flushing Meadows in 2018 historically, and that made her the first Japanese player to ever win a Grand Slam title.
Since then, she notched a second Grand Slam title after
defeating Petra Kvitova in the 2019 Australian Open, which she called one of
the "happiest moments" of her life. Tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics will begin July 24,
2020.
