Naomi Osaka is about to face Ajla Tomljanovic in her first match at the Miami Open and her thoughts go to her boyfriend and American rapper Cordae.
Naomi posted a heartfelt message for the support that she received from her boyfriend during the US Open in 2020. The world no.2 admitted that she felt quite sad in the bubble and he didn’t hesitate to hop on a flight and auto isolate for a couple of days to support Naomi.
“Appreciation post for the mister because I feel like it today. This pic was right after winning the US Open finals. He stopped everything he was doing because I FaceTimed him a couple days earlier and said I was feeling sad and lonely in the bubble.
I later found out that he hopped on a plane shortly after that call and then quarantined himself for a couple days in a hotel to see me and support.”
Naomi Osaka in 2021
Now the world no.2, the Japanese played her last match on the 20th of February when she defeated Jennifer Brady 6-4 6-3 in the final of the Australian Open to win her 7th
career title.At present, during this year the Japanese owns a composed 10-0 win-loss record. Naomi has won 1 title at the Australian Open.
Tomljanovic in Miami, ranking, and results in 2021
Currently the world no.77, the Croatian achieved a composed 4-5 match record in 2021. Ajla is playing at the moment in Miami where she ousted Anastasia Potapova 7-5 6-0.
Ajla Tomljanovic will take on Osaka in the 2nd round. In the past, they have never played each other until now in top events.