It was March and Naomi Osaka had just won the biggest match of her life, fulfilling the promise that many pundits had long foreseen.
But it wasn't just her brilliant game that had the tennis world abuzz — it was her awkward personality and down-to-earth charm.
"Hi, I'm Naomi," she started to say at the beginning of her victory speech.
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