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Naomi Osaka left in splits after daughter Shai's music taste hijacks aesthetic Cayman Islands vacation boat moment

Naomi Osaka was recently left in splits after a boat ride during her Cayman Islands vacation produced a moment that hilariously reminded her of her daughter Shai. The moment involved a song that was playing on the boat as Osaka was capturing the pristine blue waters surrounding the islands in the western Caribbean Sea.

In January 2023, merely days before the start of the Australian Open, Osaka confirmed that she and her partner, the rapper Cordae, were expecting a child later in the year. Fast forward to July 2023, and the former World No. 1 and the rapper became parents to a healthy baby girl, who they eventually named Shai.

Recently, Osaka headed to the Cayman Islands, a British Overseas Territory in the western Caribbean Sea, for a vacation during the off-season. She took to her Instagram to share a wide variety of moments that she experienced there, including a dazzling photoshoot.

There was a hilarious moment that Osaka shared via her Instagram story. She posted a video of the scenic blue waters of the western Caribbean Sea while enjoying a boat ride. However, the song playing on the boat at the time was 'Row, Row, Row Your Boat', a popular children's song. This reminded Osaka of daughter Shai and left her laughing.

"Lol'ing at this video of the boat playing Shai's music," Osaka wrote.
Source: Instagram/Naomi Osaka
Source: Instagram/Naomi Osaka

Shai, still only just over a year old, has already started to accompany Osaka on some of her travels. Last month, the 1-year-old joined her former World No. 1 mother in Japan's capital as Osaka went on a shopping spree.

After spending almost the entirety of the 2023 season on maternity leave, Naomi Osaka made her tennis comeback at the start of 2024. While the Japanese had an up-and-down season overall, she did produce flashes of her past brilliance. Her season abruptly ended with a back injury at the China Open in October, forcing her to withdraw from her fourth-round clash against Coco Gauff.


Naomi Osaka's daughter Shai joined in as four-time Major winner went shopping in Tokyo

Naomi Osaka (Source: Getty)
Naomi Osaka (Source: Getty)

Despite being unable to compete at the WTA 250-level and WTA 500-level tournaments in the Japanese cities of Osaka and Tokyo respectively, Naomi Osaka didn't spurn the chance to spend time in her native country. Her baby daughter Shai joined her as well.

The mother-daughter duo took in the sights on the streets of Tokyo and also visited the Louis Vuitton store together. The former World No. 1 later shared her outing with Shai in the Japanese capital via an Instagram post. Furthermore, Osaka joked about her daughter being a "fashionista".

"I let Shai pick when we go shopping, and I can’t decide between two things. She hasn’t missed so far Natural fashionista lol," Osaka said.

On the tennis front, Naomi Osaka ended the 2024 season as the World No. 60. She appointed Patrick Mouratoglou as her new coach earlier this year, and the duo has already started training for the Japanese's 2025 campaign.

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