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Naomi Osaka: Grand Slam Champ
By Cheryl Kim
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Naomi Osaka is the first Asian tennis player to hold the number one singles ranking in the Women's Tennis Association. She started to make a name for herself at 16 and is now known around the world. Osaka has defeated the toughest players in the league and her talent continues to rise each year. Read more about this skilled tennis star!
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Cheryl Kim
Cheryl Kim is a second-grade teacher from California and the recipient of the 2020 SCBWI Kate Dopirak Craft and Community Award. Her debut nonfiction picture book, UP IN THE CLOUDS: THE KATHERINE SUI-FUN CHEUNG STORY, is forthcoming from Lee and Low Books, and she is also a writer for Capstone's Sports Illustrated for Kids Stars of Sports biography series.
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