Naomi Osaka helps 9-year-old tennis player from Cameroon chase her dream

Naomi Osaka has had a big impact on tennis beyond her own Grand Slam career, with her Play Academy initiative to help girls access the sport. One story that stood out was that of Uma Bogso, a 9-year-old tennis player from Cameroon whose ambitions caught Osaka’s attention.The initiative did not let geography and limited resources define Uma’s opportunities, and it granted her a scholarship to train at the Mouratoglou Academy in France. The move was an opportunity for the young player to be exposed to professional coaching, high-level facilities and an international tennis environment that had previously been well beyond her regular training setup.Naomi Osaka backs Cameroonian tennis prodigy Uma Bogso with landmark scholarship to train at Mouratoglou Tennis AcademyIt started with Uma idolising Naomi Osaka and dreaming of being a professional tennis player.