'No one can really paint the narrative that he was a bad guy because they had so many stories and so many warmhearted things to say about him,' Naomi said of Elijah McClain Part of the stable of management group IMG, Naomi currently has 15 sponsorship deals, including with global brands such as Nike, Nissan Motors, Shiseido, and Yonex.Īt the US Open in August and September of this year, Naomi wore a series of statement-making face masks with the names of slain black men and women who have been killed by police or in other racist attacks.
In May, Forbes revealed that Naomi raked in $37.4 million in prize money and endorsements over the last year - $1.4 million more than Serena who had topped the list for the previous four years. Naomi has spent years on the professional tennis circuit, but she shot to fame in 2018 after beating Serena Williams in the final of the US Open during a heated game in which Serena shouted at the umpire for issuing her with a string of fines.ĭespite the bitter controversy surrounding the match, Naomi has gone on to find great success both on and off the courts, winning the Australian Open in 2019 - before unseating Serena as the world's highest-paid female athlete earlier this year. Naomi said the comments are 'creeping her out' and insisted that people do not have a right to tell her what she can and cannot wearīy Charlie Lankston and Carly Stern For.
Others have slammed her for posing 'half naked' and told her that she should be 'focusing on upcoming competitions'.She said Instagram users accused her of 'trying to be someone she is not' and of tainting her 'innocent image'.Previously, the tennis champ took to Twitter to slam people who have been 'commenting' on bikini shots.Naomi, whose 23rd birthday is today, appears to be celebrating with a vacation, though she didn't reveal where.
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