Naomi Osaka
publication date: Wednesday, February 20, 2019 (part of Winter 2019)
category: 
Sports
clue: At the intersection of Haiti, Japan, and the United States, there's this champion athlete, the first Asian #1 player in her sport.
explanation: Osaka was born to a Haitian father and Japanese mother, and has lived in both Japan and the United States. more…
difficulty: easy
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Matthew Preston, Erik Bates, and Stan Iwanchuk
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