{"id":943062,"date":"2026-10-27T19:08:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T19:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/943062\/"},"modified":"2026-10-27T19:08:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T19:08:13","slug":"naomi-osaka-and-hana-yagi-collaborate-on-toray-pan-pacific-open-kit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/943062\/","title":{"rendered":"Naomi Osaka and Hana Yagi Collaborate on Toray Pan Pacific Open Kit"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tNaomi Osaka<\/a> reunited with designer Hana Yagi <\/a>with a customized piece to complement her Nike<\/a> tennis<\/a> kit for the Toray Pan Pacific Open at Ariake Tennis<\/a> Forest Park in Tokyo on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Naomi<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tNaomi Osaka<\/a> and Jasmine Paolini<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGetty Images<\/p>\n

\n\tThe four-time Grand Slam champion<\/a> wore a custom kimono designed by Hana Yagi for her first match in Japan. The delicate piece incorporated feminine facets and nods to Osaka\u2019s Japanese heritage. Cast in a shade of royal blue, the kimono featured a print of majestic cranes with detailed wings.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe hem and billowing sleeves of the garment contrasted the deep blue tone with white, and created a tiered, ruffled effect that closely evoked the intricate details of the cranes\u2019 wings throughout the kimono.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Naomi<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tNaomi Osaka<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGetty Images<\/p>\n

\n\tBeneath her kimono, Osaka wore a mostly monochrome blue Nike tennis dress<\/a>, crafted in a sleeveless design with a zipper running down the front placket. A coordinated set of wrist bands and visor completed the athlete\u2019s match uniform.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Toray Pan Pacific Open marked a reunion for Osaka and Hana Yagi, who previously collaborated on the tennis star\u2019s 2026 Wimbledon championship walk-on look. In another effort to pay homage to her heritage, Osaka\u2019s Wimbledon attire was a ceremonial Japanese dress with billowing long sleeves, ornate embroidery and a ruffled skirt.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Naomi<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tNaomi Osaka at the 2026 Wimbledon Championships on June 29 in London.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI think it\u2019s very much inspired by Japan,\u201d Osaka said in an interview with WTA after her opening match at the Toray Pan Pacific Open on Tuesday. \u201cIt\u2019s the same designer who designed my Wimbledon outfit, so I was just really glad that she wanted to work with me again,\u201d the athlete said, adding that, with her outfit, it was nice to \u201cbring a bit of a show\u201d for fans attending the match.<\/p>\n

\n\tOver the last several years, Osaka\u2019s used her on-court style to reflect her personality, working in tandem with designers like Kevin Germanier, Who Decides War and Robert Wun for the grand slam tournaments during the 2026 season.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Naomi<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tNaomi Osaka<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGetty Images<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Toray Pan Pacific Open kicked off on Sunday and concludes on Saturday. Osaka\u2019s return to the court for Tuesday\u2019s match saw the athlete defeat Jasmine Paolini of Italy. World no. 1 and 2026 Australian Open and U.S. Open champion Elena Rybakina is also competing in the tournament to pick up another title following a banner season. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Naomi Osaka reunited with designer Hana Yagi with a customized piece to complement her Nike tennis kit for…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":943063,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[565],"tags":[64,63,28375,54961,85,747],"class_list":["post-943062","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tennis","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-naomi-osaka","tag-nike","tag-sports","tag-tennis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/943062","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=943062"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/943062\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/943063"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=943062"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=943062"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=943062"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}