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THE RUNDOWN:
Naomi Osaka won her first-round match at Wimbledon 2026 against Elsa Jacquemot.The tennis star walked onto the court in a custom kimono-style look from Hana Yagi.Osaka’s look paid homage to her Japanese heritage.
Wimbledon’s all-white dress code leaves little room for self-expression on the court—but not for Naomi Osaka, who arrived for her opening-round match today in perhaps her most personal walk-on outfit yet.
For her first-round match against France’s Elsa Jacquemot, Osaka walked on the No. 3 court at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in a custom monochrome look that paid homage to her Japanese heritage. Created by the Tokyo-based designer Hana Yagi, the kimono-style piece was decorated with subtle embroidery of cherry blossoms and cranes—symbols of good fortune, renewal, and longevity in Japanese culture. The garment’s obi, or sash, featured textured ties formed into bows, while its layered, sheer skirt modernized the cultural reference.
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Like her Australian Open and French Open looks, the tennis star’s kimono was the tip of the iceberg of what she had in store fashion-wise.
Underneath, she wore a white Nike tennis dress complete with a pleated skirt and floral appliqués that tied into the kimono’s pattern. She accessorized with a traditional kanzashi hair ornament and jewels courtesy of Mikimoto.
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Osaka’s Wimbledon outfit is just the latest in what’s shaping up to be a Grand Slam of fashion this year. The athlete started the year with a vibrant “jellyfish” ensemble by Robert Wun at the Australian Open, followed by sweeping “court-ure” Germanier ensembles at Roland Garros in May.
“The Wimbledon and US Open kits are in their own worlds,” Osaka’s creative collaborator Marty Harper told ELLE, on the eve of Osaka’s third-round match at the French Open. “It’s really about creating something that’s three-dimensional—you’re getting the walk-on, the court moment, and then the press that comes around it.”
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With the first round of Wimbledon behind her, all eyes will be on both Osaka’s game and what she wears next.