Naomi Osaka, agent co-found athlete representation company Evolve

Tennis player Naomi Osaka and agent Stuart Duguid are leaving IMG Tennis and co-founding Evolve, an independent management company. Duguid has repped Osaka for seven years and has helped her land endorsement deals with Nike, Mastercard, FTX and Louis Vuitton, among other companies. The four-time grand slam champion, who first signed with IMG in '16, is among the top-earning female athletes in the world. Duguid, a member of the '21 Sports Business Journal Forty Under 40 class, most recently served as IMG Senior VP (SBJ).