''Naomi Osaka'' is an American documentary television miniseries directed by Garrett Bradley. It follows the life of professional tennis player

Naomi Osaka is a Japanese professional tennis player. She has been ranked world No. 1 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) and is the first Asian player to hold the top ranking in singles. Osaka is a four-time Grand Slam singles champio ...

over the course of two years. It consists of three episodes, and premiered on July 16, 2021, on

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Plot

The series follows

over the course of two years.

Episodes

Production

approached Garrett Bradley about making a docuseries revolving around

. Bradley wanted the series to feel as if the viewer was journeying alongside Osaka, and with the intent of it not being a recap of her Wikipedia page or what had been said about her in the press. Bradley also felt the series should not be a definitive portrait of Osaka but a snapshot of a period of time in her life.

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on the series began from 2019 to early 2021. In February 2020, it was announced Garrett Bradley would direct a docuseries revolving around Naomi Osaka with Netflix distributing, and Film45 and Uninterrupted producing.

Release

The series had its world premiere at AFI Docs on June 22, 2021. It was released on

on July 16, 2021.

Reception

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, the series holds an approval rating of 93% based on 14 critics and an average rating of 8.42/10. On

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, it has a score of 76 out of 100 based on 12 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

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