"Best outfit I've ever worn" - Naomi Osaka sets high expectations for her custom US Open 2024 Nike kit

Naomi Osaka has set high expectations for her US Open outfit and called it the best outfit she has ever worn. She was awarded a wildcard for the main draw at the last Grand Slam of the year.

Osaka has worn many iconic kits over the years. From the 2019 US Open black and orange outfit to the 2024 French Open custom kit, Nike has had many successful collaborations with the Japanese player.

Now, the former World No. 1 is set to unveil her custom kit for the US Open and she teased her outfit as the best kit she has ever worn.

"My US Open outfit is about to be the best outfit I’ve ever worn and I’m so excited," Osaka wrote on Threads and shared on her Instagram story.

Source- Naomi Osaka's Instagram handle

Osaka has tasted success at the New York Slam as she won two of her four Grand Slam titles here, in 2018 and 2020. In 2018, she defeated Serena Williams in an emotionally charged final to win her first Slam. In 2020, Osaka defeated the likes of Anett Kontaveit, Jennifer Brady, and Victoria Azarenka en route to her second title at the US Open.

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Naomi Osaka: "The only feeling I could liken how I feel right now to is being postpartum"

Naomi Osaka at the 2021 US Open (Image: Getty)

Naomi Osaka recently penned a heartfelt note describing her struggles upon coming back to tennis after a maternity break. The four-time Grand Slam champion compared her feelings to that of being postpartum.

"I've played a handful of matches this year that I felt like I was myself and I know this moment is probably is just a small phase from all the new transitions (clay, grass, clay, hard etc), however the only feeling I could liken how I feel right now to is being postpartum," Osaka wrote in an Instagram post.

Osaka said that she was unable to understand why everything felt new to her even though she had been playing tennis since she was three years old.

"That scares [me] because I've been playing tennis since I was 3, the tennis racquet should feel like an extension of my hand. I don't understand why everything has to feel almost brand new again. This should be as simple as breathing to me but it's not and I genuinely did not give myself grace for that fact until just now," she said.

Going into the US Open, Naomi Osaka hasn't had much success of late. She lost in the second round at the Canadian Open to Elise Mertens. The Japanese then lost in the second qualifying round at the Cincinnati Masters to Ashlyn Krueger.