Cori Gauff and Naomi Osaka are on great terms, and the American teenager has always got some inspiration from Naomi.
During a recent interview in Miami, Coco Gauff drew an interesting comparison with Naomi Osaka, saying that both of them are able to be motivated when there is negativity around them.
Coco commented:
“I mean, people say you can’t do something. It definitely makes you more motivated, at least in my opinion.
Yeah, I don’t really watch when my matches are commentated on all the time, and during tournaments I try not to like go on certain platforms that you know you’re probably going to see people say you can’t do this or that. So, yeah, I kind of try to stay away from it.”
Gauff in Miami, ranking, and results in 2022
WWLWWLWWWW Currently the world no.17, Gauff achieved a 9-6 win-loss record in 2022. Cori is currently having a run in Miami where she ousted Qiang Wang 7-5 6-4.
Cori Gauff will compete against the world no.43 Shuai Zhang in the 3rd round on Sunday at 3:30 pm on GRANDSTAND. In the past, they have never competed against each other as of now in top events.
Osaka in Miami, ranking, and results in 2022
LWWWLWLWLW Now the world no.77, Osaka achieved a composed 8-2 win-loss record in 2022. Osaka is currently having a run in Miami where she managed to beat Astra Sharma 6-3 6-4, Angelique Kerber 6-2 6-3 and Karolina Muchova w/o.
Naomi Osaka will play the world no.50 Alison Riske in the 4th round. Their actual record is 1-1.
Osaka won 7 titles in her career: all of them conquered on hard courts. (See the list of her titles)
Cori Gauff and Naomi Osaka squared off 3 times. Their current record is 2-1 for Osaka. Previously, the last time they competed against each other, Naomi Osaka won 4-6 6-3 6-4 in the 2nd round in Cincinnati (Western & Southern Open) in August 2021.
Cori Gauff and Naomi Osaka |
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