Naomi Osaka, a new mom and businesswoman, recently returned to tennis. She expressed self-doubt after her performance in Australia but believes her level is improving. Despite facing challenges, she plans to finish the hard-court swing before deciding on future tournaments. Osaka is aiming to improve her ranking to avoid tough draws in the early rounds of tournaments. She plans to participate in upcoming WTA 1000 tournaments, hoping for friendlier openers.
The next four possible tournaments on Naomi’s calendar are all WTA 1000s. Which, at least, means the highest-ranked players will have byes so she could get some friendlier openers. https://t.co/Hoo9AgMOiy
Naomi Osaka is heading to Doha next and says she “might have to play Dubai” but is unsure as of yet.
Asked Naomi Osaka how she felt after her singles match today: “I say some pretty harsh words about myself. I know the word, but if I say it, it sounds really bad. I felt a little like a ‘failure’, but I don’t want to be too harsh.”
Asked Naomi Osaka if she'll consider playing 250s or qualies to get some extra match play: "I think I’m going to finish out the hard-court swing and then figure it out. I’m less confident but I’m not too unconfident to think that I can’t play really good tennis."
Naomi still has a long way to go. Not returning well and lacking rally tolerance. Collins is playing really well, though. https://t.co/MvME5smx0j
Naomi Osaka: "Australia has taught me a lot about getting some pretty harsh draws. So hopefully I’ll get my ranking up and I won’t have to play these really great players in the first round." https://t.co/BOXD4ltgbS
Naomi Osaka: “Australia gave me a little bit of self-doubt, just because I wish I could have played more matches and I always do really well in Australia. So it was a bit of a harsh reality. But I still think my level is improving every day.” https://t.co/BOXD4ltgbS
Naomi Osaka is a new mom, has several business ventures cooking, and just made a much-anticipated return to tennis. Here, she tells the Cut how she gets it all done. https://t.co/1GltwbrFoX