Naomi Osaka pays tribute to NBA star Allen Iverson in basketball-themed US Open outfit
Japanese player wears Iverson’s signature cornrows Outfit also has newspaper clippings about Osaka Naomi Osaka channeled former NBA star Allen Iverson before her US Open first-round victory over Anastasia Zakharova on Monday.
Osaka made her usual fashionable entrance for her tournament opener, which she won in straight sets.
The two-time US Open champion emerged on to the court at Arthur Ashe Stadium wearing a long, white skirt and a gray, hooded robe featuring newspaper clippings about her.
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