Naomi Osaka has a fantastic relationship with her childhood heroes Serena and Venus Williams. The Japanese sensation is in great terms with Serena that was also extremely kind to her after the controversial 2018 US Open final. On Tuesday, Naomi had the opportunity to have a nice Instagram video chat with Venus Williams.
The asked Naomi how she reacted to the news that Wimbledon was canceled. The Japanese had a rather straightforward and hilarious reply to say: “I’ve never done well at Wimbledon so I was kind of ok with that!”
That reaction was definitely in great contrast with Roger Federer and Serena Williams’ reactions that said they were just devastated by the decision. The Swiss won the Championships 8 times while the American triumphed on 7 occasions.
Naomi Osaka’s ranking and performance in 2020
Currently the world no.10, Naomi played her last match on the 7th of February when she surrendered to Sara Sorribes Tormo 6-0 6-3 in the Rubber 1 of the Fed Cup.
Naomi Osaka’s best result of this season was reaching the semi-finals in Brisbane.
Venus Williams’s ranking and performance in 2020
Ranked no.67, the American played her last match on the 2nd of March when she was defeated by Karolina Anna Schmiedlova 4-6 6-3 6-2 in the 1st round in Monterrey.
Naomi Osaka and Venus Williams played each other twice. The head to head is 1-1. The last time that they played each other, Naomi Osaka won 7-5 6-2 in the 2nd round in Hong Kong (Hong Kong Tennis Open) in October 2017.
