Naomi Osaka welcomes no. 2 Ons Jabeur to her agency Evolve

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Friday, 06 January 2023 at 01:10
Updated at Saturday, 21 December 2024 at 00:45
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Naomi Osaka's athlete management Agency, Evolve, announced the exciting news that Ons Jabeur has joined.

Osaka is one of the busiest athletes off-court worldwide. An example is her founding of the production company Hana Kuma. Its first project, a documentary about Patsy Mink, received an Emmy nomination, which was incredible so soon after its founding.

The Japanese star also founded the Play Academy, which provides boys and girls worldwide with opportunities to play through various initiatives, such as after-school activities and funding for crucial programs.

Osaka's co-founding of Evolve is another off-court activity. The athlete management agency already represents Nick Kyrgios. That momentum continued after Evolve announced that Jabeur had joined forces with the agency.

Osaka shares a good relationship with Jabeur and was thrilled to have her join Evolve. The four-time Grand Slam champion remembers thinking that the Tunisian was the nicest person she had ever met.

“I first met Ons at the WTA Rising Stars event in 2015 and my immediate thought while interacting with her was, ‘Wow she’s the nicest person I’ve ever met'. I was extremely shy so all I could ever do was mumble out a few words but she always came up to me, cracked jokes and made me feel more comfortable."
"Even now when we play the same tournaments she still does the same. Over the years watching her rise through the tour and become the star that she is has been incredibly joyful to watch and I can’t wait to see her create more history and ascend even higher.”

Stuart Duguid, who founded Evolve with Osaka, is also pleased about the move and called her an ideal Evolve client.

"Ons is an ideal Evolve client. As an Arab woman from Africa, she is a trailblazer and a truly captivating tennis player. Her influence extends beyond sports and into wider culture. Her impact on the Middle East and beyond is transformative."
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