Tennis star Naomi Osaka is set to compete in the Miami Open this week and she used her time ahead of the competition to party with renowned media personality Kim Kardashian.
Osaka attended Kardashian’s SKIMS Swim Miami pop-up at SWAN on Saturday night and posed for photos with the reality star and restaurant co-owner David Grutman.
The Japanese star, who was seated next to Kardashian and her sister Khloe, wore an all-white ensemble, featuring a cream coloured jacket.
Osaka’s appearance in Miami comes after she broke down in tears at her most recent tennis event at Indian Wells.
The four-time major winner was heckled by a member of the crowd during her third-round match against Veronika Kudermetova and became visibly emotional on the court.
Following the match, which she lost in straight sets, Osaka explained to the crowd why the heckler had upset her and recalled a similar incident that happened to the Williams sisters in 2001.
Naomi Osaka, Anisimova pose with Kim Kardashian in Miami at the SKIMS SWIM. pic.twitter.com/GvdCekMZgk
“To be honest, I’ve gotten heckled before, like it didn’t really bother me,” she admitted. “But heckled here [Indian Wells], I’ve watched a video of Venus and Serena [getting] heckled here and if you’ve never watched it, you should watch it.
“And I don’t know why but it went into my head and it got replayed a lot. I’m trying not to cry. But I just wanted to say thank you and congratulations [to Kudermetova]. Yeah, just thank you.”
Osaka has not commented on the situation since but is likely to get a roaring reception in Miami, especially if she is scheduled to play on one of the competition’s premier courts.
At last year’s tournament, Osaka missed the chance to become world number one and
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