Meet Naomi Osaka’s US Open Labubus: Althea Glitterson, Billie Jean Bling and Arthur Flashe
The Japanese tennis player brought a few friends to the US Open – and they’re named after tennis legends such as Billie Jean King
Osaka has played four matches at the grand slam tennis tournament so far this year, each time toting a different version of the popular plush toy attached to her racquet bag. And she’s won each time, too, including a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Coco Gauff on Monday.
Osaka’s Labubus at Flushing Meadows have sported varying colour schemes and nicknames, all decked out with shiny get-ups.
She brought one she called Billie Jean Bling – à la tennis great Billie Jean King – to the court for the first round.
That one even has an official US Open credential to prove it, replete with a photo, identifying Ms Bling as a player guest with full access to player dining. (The US Tennis Association confirmed that it provided the printed pass, but noted that it won’t work with the scanning machines security guards have at entrances.)
