Naomi Osaka during her press conference following her win over Daria Kasatkina in the final of Indian Wells, 2018. Unseeded, she beat the World No. 1 Simona Halep in the semi-final and two former World No. 1s, Maria Sharapova and Karolina Pliskova, on her way to win her first WTA tour title — making her the first Japanese player to win a Premier Mandatory (currently the WTA 1000 events) tournament title.







