Naomi Osaka and Cordae are the definition of a power couple.

Osaka, a four-time Grand Slam champion tennis player, and Cordae, a rapper who began his career in the hip-hop collective YBN, were first linked romantically nearly five years ago. The two 26-year-olds met at a Los Angeles Clippers game and kept their relationship under wraps until July 2019, when Cordae confirmed it in an interview. 

In a February 2021 interview with GQ, Cordae explained their decision to keep things private at first: “We were dating for almost a year before people knew about us,” he said. “So we kind of move very reclusively. We don’t really post intimate moments, because I feel as though they’re sacred. A relationship is really a sacred thing. Once you let outside influences get into it, it becomes less sacred.”

The intervening years have been busy for the couple. They support one another’s careers—Cordae makes enthusiastic appearances at Osaka’s tennis matches, while the former World No. 1 celebrates her boyfriend’s music—and welcomed their first child, a daughter named Shai, in July 2023. Later that year, they briefly sparked split rumors when Osaka deleted photos of the rapper on her Instagram accounts, but in InStyle’s December 2023 cover story, Osaka discussed parenting with Cordae and confirmed the two were going strong.

Here’s a look back at their entire relationship thus far.

April 2019: Naomi Osaka and Cordae spark dating rumors.

In April 2019, Osaka posted a video on Instagram of herself and Cordae (then known as YBN Cordae) posing in front of a full-length mirror and laughing. “Can’t take this guy anywhereeeee lol,” she captioned the video at the time. 

TMZ Sports picked up the video and linked the two as a romantic item—though, according to a source, they were not an “official” couple quite yet.

July 2019: Cordae confirms he’s dating Naomi Osaka.

Hard launch alert! In an interview with the New York-based hip-hop radio station HOT 97, Cordae confirmed he was dating Osaka: “That’s my girl,” he said, adding that the two had kept their relationship private for a time. 

“I don’t really like to go to public with my personal life,” he said in the clip. “But if you just ask me [whether Osaka is my girlfriend], it’d be disrespectful to her if I said ‘Nah,’ at this point.”

August 29, 2019: Cordae supports Naomi Osaka at the 2019 U.S. Open.

Fresh off confirming the pair’s relationship, Cordae attended the 2019 U.S. Open to support Osaka. During her second-round match, he cheered her on alongside Colin Kaepernick and Kobe Bryant, whom Osaka has credited as her mentor.

December 1, 2019: They make their first official appearance as a couple.

In December of that year, Osaka and Cordae revisited the place they first met—at the Staples Center for a Los Angeles Clippers game—to make their first official appearance as a couple. The pair sat courtside and were photographed leaning on one another and looking generally adorable.

September 2020: Cordae supports Naomi Osaka at the 2020 U.S. Open.

During Osaka’s 2020 U.S. Open championship run, Cordae once again supported his girlfriend, clapping and cheering from the stands with what could only be described as unbridled enthusiasm.

Cordae also posed with Osaka on the court as she hoisted the Women’s Singles championship trophy. Goals, as they say.

October 2020: Naomi Osaka and Cordae celebrate her birthday.

A month after her U.S. Open win, Osaka and Cordae celebrated her 23rd birthday (October 16) with a vacation that included a dreamy beachside dinner at an undisclosed location.

The four-time Grand Slam champion also shared a video of the sweet moment on X (formerly Twitter); “I felt like I was in a movie 😭🥰❤️,” she captioned it.

February 10, 2021: In a GQ cover story, Naomi Osaka and Cordae share their relationship with the world.

In February 2021, the power couple graced the cover of GQ’s annual Modern Lovers issue. Both conducted individual interviews with the magazine but also did a Q&A together, revealing never-before-heard details about their relationship with one another—and why they chose to keep it largely private at the start.

“We were dating for almost a year before people knew about us,” Cordae explained. “So we kind of move very reclusively. We don’t really post intimate moments, because I feel as though they’re sacred. A relationship is really a sacred thing. Once you let outside influences get into it, it becomes less sacred.”

Osaka also gushed about her boyfriend, calling him “quite a romantic dude.” She told a story of Cordae surprising her at the 2020 U.S. Open when the athletes had to quarantine and her father—her usual tournament companion—was unable to travel with her. 

“I started to feel really depressed,” Osaka said of that period. “Sometimes I would call Cordae, and maybe in some of the calls I would cry. I don’t remember. And he flew out [to New York], even though he was really busy. I really appreciated that. I’m not sure if I’ve told him that. I feel like he actually really helped me win just, like, keeping up the motivation.” (A few weeks after their GQ interview dropped, Osaka also shared a sweet Instagram tribute to Cordae that referenced this particular story.)

April 22, 2021: Cordae releases “Dream In Color,” a song that appears to reference Naomi Osaka.

As part of a new EP, Cordae released a track called “Dream In Color,” which appeared to reference Osaka and her commitment to their relationship: “My girl would forfeit a tennis match to meet my grandmama / Man, she truly a keeper,” he rapped in the second verse. Cute!

July 10, 2021: Cordae attends the 2021 ESPY Awards with Naomi Osaka.

On July 10, Osaka attended the ESPY Awards in New York City and brought Cordae as her date. Osaka—who wore a striped black-and-white top with a green skirt by Louis Vuitton—won best female athlete that night.

In a since-deleted carousel post on Instagram, Osaka shared some backstage photos from the night, including one of the couple on the ESPYs set and one of them sitting next to each other on a white bench.

According to Good Housekeeping, in response to the post, Cordae wrote in the comments section, “The highest level 📶.” 

September 13, 2021: They make their Met Gala debut.

For the first time, in 2021, Osaka and Cordae attended the Met Gala together. Osaka, who co-chaired the event that year, wore a custom Louis Vuitton look that incorporated elements of her Haitian and Japanese backgrounds. (Fun fact: Her older sister, Mari Osaka, helped design it alongside Vuitton’s women’s creative director Nicolas Ghesquière.) 

Cordae, on the other hand, wore custom Coach; his outfit included a gabardine trench coat with Coach’s signature logo on the collar, plus gabardine trousers and black lug-sole penny loafers. Overall, the two looked every bit the It Couple.

January 14, 2022: Naomi Osaka supports Cordae’s new album.

The next January, Cordae released a new full-length album titled From a Birds Eye View. Osaka was quick to show him love on Instagram. In a since-deleted post, she wrote: “Getting closer to someone and seeing how much love and dedication they put into their craft is truly inspiring. Makes you feel like some people are born to do certain things.”

January 11, 2023: Naomi Osaka announces she and Cordae are expecting a baby.

The next year, Osaka took to X (formerly Twitter) to share some ultra-exciting news for the couple: they were expecting a baby! “Can’t wait to get back on the court but here’s a little life update for 2023,” she captioned her post, which included a photo of her sonogram.

February 2023: Naomi Osaka reveals she knows the sex of her baby—but that Cordae does not.

In an exclusive interview with People, Osaka shared that she’d found out the sex of her baby, but that Cordae didn’t know, yet.  “I’ve been preparing…[but] it’s not like I can build out the room or anything,” she said. “So I don’t know, [I’m] just kind of winging it. That’s kind of the key motto in my life, a little.”

July 11, 2023: PEOPLE confirms that Naomi Osaka and Cordae have welcomed their first child.

On July 11, People exclusively confirmed that Osaka and Cordae had welcomed their baby daughter in Los Angeles.

July 12, 2023: Cordae reveals the name of his baby with Naomi Osaka.

While performing at Canada’s Calgary Stampede festival a few days later, Cordae revealed that he and Osaka had chosen the name Shai for their baby daughter. “My daughter Shai was just born a couple of days ago,” Cordae said between songs. “So I dedicate this performance to my baby girl Shai.”

Osaka later revealed the couple’s reason for choosing the name, which means “God’s gift,” to ESPN: “I wanted her to feel like she’s God’s gift to me and her dad,” the tennis champion said.

September and October 2023: Naomi Osaka appears to hint at a split from Cordae.

Trouble in paradise? In the fall of 2023, Osaka sparked split rumors by sharing several cryptic social media posts and deleting all her Instagram photos with Cordae. 

December 14, 2023: Naomi Osaka shares thoughts on new motherhood and parenting with Cordae.

However, in an interview for InStyle’s December 2023 cover, Osaka discussed parenting with Cordae, indicating that the two were still going strong.

“We built a really good foundation,” she said. “I don’t know if it’s because he’s just an easygoing guy, but I think we just respect each other’s opinions. And if we disagree on something, we talk it out. At the end of the day, we both want what’s best for Shai.”