Edwing Charles, Minister of Youth and Sports, is delighted with Naomi Osaka's triumph at the 2019 Australian Open and sends her heartfelt congratulations for dominating on Saturday 26 January the Czech Petra Kvitová [7-6, 5-7, 6-4 ] and won her first Australian Open and became the world's number 1 after winning the US Open in March 2018 against Serena William https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-23897-icihaiti-tennis-the-haitian-japanese-naomi-osaka-crush-serena-williams.html

The Minister takes the opportunity to renew the commitment of the Nation to the Haitian-Japanese athlete, who is proud of her Haitian origin https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-25487-haiti-tennis-naomi-osaka-proud-of-her-haitian-origins.html

The Haitian people as a whole are proud of Naomi who has offered herself two Grand Slams in a short period of time, becoming the world's number 1 and having associated the name of Haiti with the world's great sports successes.

Minister Charles invites young people to learn from the performance and achievements of athletes of Haitian descent to continue to believe in their talents and to work to help Haiti regain its place in the concert of Nations.

For his part, Prime Minister Céant has joined the praises "While Naomi Osaka inscribed his name, in golden letters, in the gallery of legends of world tennis, I once again bow before the purism of his game that inspires a whole youth."

Chancellor Bocchit Edmond did not fail to congratulate this new women world tennis idol "Congratulations to Naomi Osaka, the new world number one. Perseverance and determination, pay. You are a living example for young people around the world, but especially for young Haitian tennis players."

Learn more Naomi Osaka :

Born in Japan on October 16, 1997 in Chūō-ku (Osaka), of a Haitian father and a Japanese mother, her family immigrated to the United States when she was 3 years old. Her father from Jacmel introduced her to tennis and recorded it at the Japanese Tennis Association (Naomie trains in Florida). She becomes a professional player in September 2013. Recall that Naomi, came to visit Haiti on October 30, 2017 https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-22548-icihaiti-flash-a-haitian-japanese-world-star-of-tennis-visiting-haiti.html . Recall also that she had already won a victory against Serena Williams last March in Miami [6-3, 6-2] https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-23897-icihaiti-tennis-the-haitian-japanese-naomi-osaka-crush-serena-williams.html

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-26767-haiti-flash-naomi-osaka-wins-the-australian-open.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-25487-haiti-tennis-naomi-osaka-proud-of-her-haitian-origins.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-26749-haiti-flash-naomi-osaka-qualifies-for-the-final-of-the-australian-open.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-26737-haiti-tennis-naomi-osaka-qualifies-for-the-1-2-final-of-the-australian-open.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-26727-haiti-tennis-australian-open-naomi-osaka-qualified-for-1-4-final.html

https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-26701-icihaiti-tennis-australian-open-naomi-osaka-qualifies-for-the-8th-finals.html

https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-26688-icihaiti-tennis-australian-open-the-haitian-japanese-naomi-osaka-qualified-for-the-3rd-round.html

https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-26671-icihaiti-tennis-naomi-osaka-successfully-enters-the-australian-open.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-26613-haiti-tennis-the-haitian-japanese-naomi-osaka-4th-best-player-in-the-world.html

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