Naomi Osaka's most treasured passion is fashion

Naomi Osaka

Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka's biggest passion besides being a global icon in sport is fashion. Osaka, 23, who was recently named French fashion house Louis Vuitton's ambassador, feels her life has come a full circle after her association with the label. According to elle.com, Osaka said in a statement, "Aside from tennis, my most treasured passion is fashion; and there is no brand more iconic than Louis Vuitton, It is such an honour to work with Nicolas [Ghesquiere] - he's a designer I admire so much and we share a mutual love of Japanese culture and style. To become global brand ambassador is truly a dream come true for me."

On Monday, she Instagrammed this picture (top right) for her 1.8 million fans and wrote: "Wow this is actually crazy. Honoured to be @LouisVuitton newest House Ambassador. Funny story: I first bought my mom a LV bag when I was 16 as a birthday present and it's kinda been a tradition since. Do I call this a full circle moment? Yes."