Japan's Naomi Osaka kisses the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup trophy after beating Jennifer Brady of the US to win their women's singles final match on day thirteen of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on February 20, 2021. (Photo by David Gray / AFP) / -- IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE -- (Photo by DAVID GRAY/AFP via Getty Images)
Naomi Osaka and her sister Mari have jump on to the NFT train with some stellar art pieces.
NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens) are all the rage in the world right now. The market has been soaring and a lot of people have begun buying NFTs expecting it boom anytime.
And likely so, World no.2 Naomi Osaka and her elder sister Mari (retired now) have launched their own NFTs in the form of some stunning art. They are currently auctionable.
Osaka announced the news via. Instagram divulging that she and her sister have always been fascinated by art since their childhood, and that they have also partnered with Basic Space in a bid to share their work and reduce the carbon footprint of NFTs.
Osaka’s message on Instagram read:
As lovers, creators, and curators of art since we were young, Mari and I are very excited to formally enter the world of art through NFTs. We wanted to do something a little bit different and more personal, so I asked my sister to create these pieces with me to offer something unique and special to fans and collectors from around the world.
In order to purchase the NFTs, she asked fans to visit the link in her bio.
We’ve partnered up again with @Basic.Space to share our work while significantly reducing the carbon footprint of NFTs by building on the Flow blockchain. The auction is open now. Visit the link in my bio for more!
Osaka just won the recently concluded Australian Open, thereby becoming a 4 time grand slam winner. She recently revealed that she will be looking forward to making a statement at the Olympic games in her homeland of Japan.
As Osaka prepares herself to strike gold at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, she recently revealed who her favourite Olympic athlete was.
She picked Jamaican sprint king Usain Bolt as her all-time favourite athlete, going on to say that her entirely family admired the 8 time Olympic gold winner.
Speaking of which she said :
“For me, it’s always been a dream of mine. As a kid you wake up and watch your favourite athletes play. My most outstanding Olympic memory is just watching [Usain] Bolt run. He’s my favourite athlete, me and my whole family – my dad loves his running, so we would just, like, watch him.” [via ITFTennis.com]
Come the Olympic Games in July, Osaka will be looking forward to following the footsteps of her hero.
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