The tennis superstar reflects on what it’s been like becoming an international phenomenon since the 2018 U.S. Open final. Vogue magazine has received a lot of flack this year for its lack of diversity, but it may have scored cool points with tennis fans across the globe by featuring rising star Naomi Osaka on its January cover. In the cover story which hails the Haitian-Japanese as the “People’s Champ,” Osaka reflects on what it’s been like becoming an international phenomenon in the two years since she notoriously defeated Serena Williams in a contentious U.S. Open final.