Naomi Osaka

2022 - 9 - 20

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Struggling Naomi Osaka aiming to break slump in home event (INQUIRER.net)

The former world number one and four-time Grand Slam champion has plummeted to 48 in the women's tennis world rankings after a wretched run that has seen her ...

“This year has been not the best year for me but I’ve learned a lot about myself,” Osaka said, adding that she was “happy to be healthy”. Osaka said she was looking forward to playing in front of Japanese fans again after taking part in last year’s Tokyo Olympics behind closed doors, but would have to “trust in my forehand more” to rebuild her confidence after her poor season. Struggling Naomi Osaka admitted Monday that she had gone through “more down than up” this year as she tries to break out of her slump at her home Pan Pacific Open this week.

Returning to her roots, Naomi Osaka hopes to rediscover her form (Olympics)

At the Tokyo 2020 Olympic venue in what she calls "a growing year", the four-time Grand Slam champion eyes her first title in 19 months at the Pan Pacific ...

She has not thought about Paris 2024 yet, other than to say, "I'm sure it will be really fun". "It was kind of hard at first just because I feel like I should be somewhere I'm obviously currently not. I'm just happy to be healthy, I guess. I can really only learn more about myself. I just play well here so I think it's a really good combination". "I think it's really incredible all the stuff she's done for the sport - and even beyond that. Her confidence level, she says, is not that much different to what it was when she was world No. It's a really incredible career that she's had". We're all forging our own paths and we're all in our own journeys", Osaka said of Williams who turns 41 next week. "I just want to play well; that's always a really good feeling for me. "It feels good to be back here. It would just be nice to see people.

Naomi Osaka through 'more downs than ups' this year (AS English)

Many eyes were on Naomi Osaka at the beginning of the year, especially after she missed the French Open and Wimbledon in 2021 due to mental health problems ...

[Osaka](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naomi_Osaka), a former four-time major champion has dropped to 48th in the rankings, and said that “this year has not been the best year for me but I’ve learned a lot about myself”. [who retired from tennis following the US Open](https://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/articles/2022-09-11/top_emotional_moments_of_the_2022_us_open.html). [like the US Open](https://www.usopen.org/en_US/players/overview/wta319998.html) - in the first round, missing Wimbledon, and making it only as far as the third round of the Australian Open back in January.

Naomi Osaka headlines triumphant WTA return to Tokyo, player ... (Tennis Magazine)

Daria Saville, Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Giuliana Olmos donned yukatas at the first tour-level event in Japan since 2019.

summer hard-courts, which culminated with a semifinal finish at the US Open. The global pandemic caused the event’s cancelation for the next two years, adding further uncertainty to what had previously been a robust Asian Swing. News

Japans Naomi Osaka aiming to break slump in Pan Pacific Open (WION)

She will face stiff competition from a field that includes US Open semi-finalist Caroline Garcia of France, Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan and ...

Osaka has been outside the top 10 all year and endured first-round defeats at both the French and US Opens. Struggling Naomi Osaka admitted Monday that she had gone through "more down than up" this year as she tries to break out of her slump at her home Pan Pacific Open this week. She withdrew from Wimbledon with an Achilles injury, after originally considering skipping the tournament because ranking points would not be awarded.

Naomi Osaka opens up on her difficult 2022 as she prepares for ... (Eurosport.co.uk)

Osaka will play the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo this week - an event which is being held for the first time since 2019 - with her first-round match against Daria ...

1 run, Grand Slam streaks: Which Federer records are unbreakable?](https://www.eurosport.co.uk/tennis/longest-no.-1-streak-24-final-wins-in-a-row-which-roger-federer-records-are-unbreakable-ahead-of-ret_sto9146473/story.shtml) US Open 1 ranking to Alcaraz](https://www.eurosport.co.uk/tennis/i-didnt-feel-much-daniil-medvedev-on-his-reaction-to-losing-world-no.-1-ranking-to-carlos-alcaraz-at_sto9150768/story.shtml) [Longest No. [retired from tennis following the US Open](https://www.eurosport.co.uk/tennis/us-open/2022/how-i-am-not-going-to-cry-serena-williams-opens-up-on-emotions-ahead-of-us-open-farewell_sto9098887/story.shtml). [first-round loss at the US Open](https://www.eurosport.co.uk/tennis/us-open/2022/this-year-hasn-t-been-great-naomi-osaka-beaten-by-danielle-collins-in-pretty-hard-us-open-first-roun_sto9111864/story.shtml).

Tennis: Osaka advances as Saville retires in 1st round in Tokyo (Kyodo News Plus)

Host country favorite Naomi Osaka advances to the second round of the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo as her Australian opponent Daria Saville had to retire early ...

Saville fell to the court in pain after hitting a forehand in her first service game at Tokyo's Ariake tennis park. It happened after defending champion but unseeded Osaka, ranked 48th in the world, held her serve in the opening game. Host country favorite Naomi Osaka advanced to the second round of the Pan Pacific Open on Tuesday as her Australian opponent Daria Saville had to retire early in the first set with a leg injury.

Naomi Osaka ends four-match losing run as Daria Saville retires ... (BreakingNews.ie)

Saville suffered a knee injury during the first-round encounter at the Toray Pan Pacific Open.

She was able to walk away but did not risk continuing, shaking hands with Osaka after only 11 points. Osaka has had her own injury problems this year with Achilles and back issues and the former world number one had not won a match since the beginning of August. [@naomiosaka]advances to the Tokyo last 16 as Saville is forced to retire through injury with the score at 1-0 in the first set.

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