Billie Jean King admires Naomi Osaka for what she's been able to do in tennis, highlighting the barriers that she broke down.
King loves seeing players continue her legacy since she did so much for tennis and female athletes in general. In her relatively little career to date, Naomi Osaka has accomplished a lot, and King commended her efforts.
"As the top earner in all of women’s sports these last few years, I think Naomi Osaka has really done a lot to break down barriers for female athletes,” said King. “I know gender equality is especially important to her and I was very pleased to see her as executive producer on MINK! about Patsy Mink and Title IX."
There are many things King singled out in her talk highlighting the things she was able to do both on and off the court:
“Naomi was very successful in using her amazing tennis to propel her career both on and off the court. We can’t forget that she won four Slams, was the first Japanese player to win a major and was the first Asian No. 1.”