The four-time Grand Slam champion is continuing to use her platform to help others and announced this week that she will be joining forces with Modern Health, a workplace mental health platform, to further raise awareness and destigmatize mental health care among younger generations and marginalized communities.

Osaka will serve as the Chief Community Health Advocate of Modern Health's community impact program which aims to empower underrepresented mental health providers and increase access to care. This move comes after she invested in the company late last year and became a board meeting observer, becoming more familiar with the organization’s work. She had a hand in developing and narrating the company’s new meditation tools.

"I came more recently to meditation and although now I find it to be very helpful, I didn't at first. The reason is that I didn't like listening to the sound of my own breath – it would just make me more nervous," says Osaka. "I've now learned that there are many ways to pay attention to your breath and alongside Modern Health's clinical team I have created this meditation for those people who are perhaps unsure of meditation or newer to this practice. I want everyone to have the opportunity to start somewhere."

Last year, Osaka made headlines when she voluntarily withdrew from the French Open, explaining her need to prioritize her mental health and emotional well-being. Her hope with this new partnership is that more people will feel empowered, heard and seen when it comes to owning their mental health struggles.