Naomi Osaka seems to be back to the better version of her self soon after parting ways with her former coach Jermaine Jenkins. The Japanese sensation is now coached by her father and she has found the right mentality to play at her very best and win 11 consecutive matches.
About her picture in Shenzhen
Osaka has also found her best mood to gift the journalists with some more “gems.” During her press conference following her win in the first match against Petra Kvitova, when ased about if the big picture behind her was a distraction, Naomi replied in her own way:
“I just wish they used a better picture. I don’t know, everyone else gets this really, like, cute picture of themselves, and I’m over here looking like a mess. It’s fine they want to represent me like that, no problem.
It was just kind of embarrassing just to, like, see that giant you on the screen. Then you’re thinking. Do I really look this bad? Yeah, that was going on in my head.”
Next vs. Ashleigh Barty
Naomi will face Ashleigh Barty in her second match in Shenzhen. if she wins, she will have great chances to qualify for the semifinals.
Osaka in Shenzhen, ranking, and results in 2019
Ranked no.3, Naomi has a 40-11 win-loss record in 2019. The Japanese is competing in Shenzhen where she beat Petra Kvitova 7-61 4-6 6-4.
Naomi will square off with Barty in the Round Robin. The head to head is 2-2.
The last time that they played, Osaka won 3-6 6-3 6-2 in the final in Beijing in 06th October 2019.
Naomi has won 3 titles in 2019 at the Australian Open, in Osaka and in Beijing.
Naomi won 5 titles in her career: 5 on hard courts. (See the list of her titles)
Barty in Shenzhen, ranking, and results in 2019
Now ranked no.1, Barty has a 49-11 win-loss record in 2019. The Australian is now playing in Shenzhen where she ousted Belinda Bencic 5-7 6-1 6-2.
Barty has won 3 titles in 2019 in Miami, at the French Open and in Birmingham. Ashleigh was the finalist in Sydney and in Beijing.
Ashleigh won 6 titles in her career: 3 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts and 2 on grass courts. (See the list of her titles)
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