Source: Sports Weekly All Media
On April 3, WTA official news, Naomi Osaka ushered in a long-lost good state at the Miami Station, and also entered the first final after the Australian Open last year. Although they failed to win the cup in the end, the Japanese girl still learned a lot of positive factors from it. With the runner-up results, her ranking will also rise from 77th to 36th.
The four-time Grand Slam winner said her short-term goal is to be seeded at the French Open, but the longer-term goal: “I hope to be in the top 10 in the world next year or at the end of this year, and next year I want to be number one. Well, that sounds like a big statement. Erase it and start over. Top five. Forget it, you know? I’ll set that goal. Number one, yes, number one.”
“It feels good to be chasing something, I think it’s probably something I’ve been missing all along, and I want to try and do better. It’s great to see the level of world No. 1 so I know I can reach this level.”
Next, the tour will move to a natural venue that she was not good at in the past. Naomi Osaka also said that she will fully prepare for the upcoming European clay court season:
“I’ll watch a lot of Nadal’s game footage to see how he moves. And Alcaraz, because he’s been great lately. I know I still have a lot to learn, clay and grass are what I want to do this year. Problems to solve. I would do anything to get the results I want. Not that results are everything, but I really want to have a good performance.”
“I’m obviously not a clay expert, but I figured if I could bring the move up, I should be able to play well. I grew up on green clay, and mud shouldn’t be that unfamiliar to me. Barenka won in Madrid last year and I think I should have a chance to play well too.”
“I think I need to pull myself together and know that every game is a battle.”
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