Naomi Osaka shares stunning pictures of daughter shai on IG

Tennis star Naomi Osaka has given a first glimpse of her baby girl with her rapper boyfriend Cordae after welcoming her into the world.

The 25-year-old shared five pictures on Thursday with the first photo showing her daughter in a tennis-themed outfit with her face hidden.

“Well that was a cool little intermission, now back to your regularly scheduled program”, she captioned.

At the start of the year, Osaka said she would be back for the Australian Open in 2024 while announcing that she was pregnant, and she looks set to return to a tennis court soon.

Recall Cordae confirmed the news and revealed the baby’s name, Shai, during a concert in Canada. The name is of Hebrew origin and means gift.

Tamaki had grown up in Nemuro, Hokkaido, and excelled in many sports, especially speed skating and swimming. Max had dreams of becoming a professional basketball player.

Given their sporting backgrounds, the couple harbored hopes that their daughters would become athletes in the future.

Every day, the sisters played in a nearby park, doing chin-ups on the horizontal bar. On rainy days, they turned a table on its side and hung from the legs.

“Our daughters did handstands and fought to retrieve a ball that my husband threw. We purposely aimed to build their core muscles,” Tamaki said.

Playing with other children in the park apparently made them learn words faster. When Naomi was 1½, Tamaki was surprised how well she spoke.

In June 1999, Tamaki saw sisters Venus and Serena Williams win their first Grand Slam title in women’s doubles at the French Open.

The great achievement of the sisters impressed Tamaki so much she decided to steer her daughters into becoming professional tennis players.

“Living without any clear idea of the future, I wanted to instill a dream more than make money. The way [the Williams sisters] flew around the world and influenced society blew my mind,” Tamaki said.