Naomi Osaka is a rather interesting character. The Japanese sensation is incredibly tough on the tennis court, but she is used to succumbing to shyness off court. On the 5th of May, the former world no.1 shared on twitter the fact that she doesn’t want to be shy anymore to comment:
“I’m done being shy. It’s really a waste of my time. I could’ve shared so many ideas by now; I could’ve had convos with so many different people. All the things I could’ve learned, but no, I’m over here actually putting my own limiter on myself.”
I’m done being shy. It’s really a waste of my time. I could’ve shared so many ideas by now, I could’ve had convos with so many different people. All the things I could’ve learned 🤦🏽♀️ but no I’m over here actually putting my own limiter on myself.
— NaomiOsaka大坂なおみ (@naomiosaka) May 5, 2020
The interview with the CNN
Talking from her kitchen in Los Angeles, Naomi had a tasty call with the CNN, when she admitted as follows: “For me, I have a lot of regrets before I go to sleep, and most of the regret is that I don’t speak out about what I’m thinking.
There’s a lot of times where I see myself in situations where I could have put my input in, but instead I’ve held my tongue and things kept moving in a way that I didn’t really enjoy. I feel like if I asserted myself I would have gotten the opportunity to see what would have happened.”
"For me, I have a lot of regrets before I go to sleep, and most of the regret is that I don't speak out about what I'm thinking"
Tennis champion @naomiosaka opens up to @chrissymacCNN about her crippling shyness.
👉 https://t.co/vIzRlH0hyP pic.twitter.com/GlsCkavRH8
— CNN Sport (@cnnsport) May 13, 2020
Naomi Osaka’s ranking and performance in 2020
Now ranked no.10, the Japanese played her last match on the 7th of February when she capitulated to Sara Sorribes Tormo 6-0 6-3 in the Rubber 1 of the Fed Cup.
Naomi Osaka’s most significant accomplishment of the present year was reaching the semi-finals in Brisbane.
