Naomi Osaka has signed a 3-year endorsement deal with Nissan — and she's well on her way to becoming the biggest star in tennis

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• Naomi Osaka has signed a three-year endorsement deal with Nissan, days after reports emerged that Adidas was set to reward her with the biggest contract it had ever given a female athlete.
• Osaka, 20, beat Serena Williams at the US Open final on September 8 and is becoming a household name.
• It has been a whirlwind week for Osaka and her sponsors, as one company has witnessed an increased share price of 10%.
• The effect is reminiscent of how Cristiano Ronaldo fever gripped Juventus FC when the Portuguese striker left Real Madrid CF to join the Italian club in July.
• Osaka could become to tennis what Ronaldo is to world soccer.

Naomi Osaka has signed yet another deal and is well on her way to being the biggest star in tennis.

The 20-year-old Japanese-Haitian player beat Serena Williams in straight sets at the 2018 US Open during a dramatic showdown on September 8 which saw the American veteran get slapped with a hat-trick of code violations for receiving coaching, smashing a racket, and for verbal abuse.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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