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Good to see an American woman in the final.
Are you serious or just being sarcastic?
Good to see an American woman in the final.
Are you serious or just being sarcastic?
I think Osaka's on the verge of greatness. She wins the final, that'll be 2 straight majors for her.
I thought Article 15 of the Japan Nationality Act forbids Japanese citizen who has other naturalized citizenship such as American to forgo his/her non-Japanese citizenship? Isn't that the reason Naomi rejected USTA offer for her to represent America but chose to represent Japan as an individual player and both Fed and Hoppfman cups? Oh, well.Naomi Osaka grew up in the United States and is a dual citizen of the United States and Japan. I think it's okay to consider her American.
Kvitova is favored, but I think that Osaka should actually be the favorite. She hits hard like Kvitova, but she moves better and is in better shape.
I thought Article 15 of the Japan Nationality Act forbids Japanese citizen who has other naturalized citizenship such as American to forgo his/her non-Japanese citizenship? Isn't that the reason Naomi rejected USTA offer for her to represent America but chose to represent Japan as an individual player and both Fed and Hoppfman cups? Oh, well.
She has until she's 22 to decide, but I read that it's questionable whether she will actually have to do so. I read that there actually isn't any law in the books that punishes a person for failing to renounce his/her citizenship in another country.
Also, I read that her father decided early on that she would represent Japan, and that it was because USTA didn't take interest in her at a young age. What I read didn't mention anything about the Japan Nationality Act playing a factor.
Whole think is a joke. She's as american as they come. And if she living in Japan, not a great tennis player, and of her racial origins they'd treat her like shit over there.