Naomi Osaka made fairly the doorway on the Australian Open right this moment, wowing the gang with a exceptional outfit impressed by the jellyfish.
Osaka, a two-time champion in Melbourne, walked out on to Rod Laver Enviornment for her first-round match towards Croatian Antonia Ruzic wearing a wide-brimmed hat, veil and flared white trousers. The look was topped off by an umbrella.
Osaka conjures up concept after bedtime story
The 28-year-old defined earlier than the event what she meant to do and in addition the explanations behind it, telling Vogue: “After I look again on the gamers who got here earlier than me, I take into consideration how these moments – these seems to be – have grow to be reminiscences that dwell eternally.
“A lot of the time, different folks get to jot down our tales for us. This felt like a second the place I might write a bit of little bit of my very own.”
The outfit was designed by Robert Wun, whose creations have been worn beforehand by pop stars reminiscent of Beyonce, Cardi B and Ariana Grande.
And the inspiration got here from studying a bedtime story to her two-year-old daughter.
“There was a picture of a jellyfish, and after I confirmed it to her she bought so excited,” she says.
Outfit will put Osaka again within the limelight
That was when Nike and Wun set to work.
“It translated fantastically into the motion and fluidity of the sheer layers on the costume and the jacket. After I noticed it in the course of the becoming, I keep in mind pondering, ‘that is stunning,’ but additionally feeling just like the story wasn’t absolutely completed but.”
Osaka is the sixteenth seed on the season’s first grand slam occasion having struggled to take care of the shape that noticed her attain the world primary rating in 2019.
There have been indicators of a resurgence ultimately yr’s US Open, nevertheless, when she reached the semi-finals, her first run to the final 4 at a significant since 2021.
