Naomi Osaka has not played that much during the last year after struggling with mental health issues. The Japanese sensation had even withdrawn from the 2021 Roland Garros before declining to compete in Wimbledon. Naomi is now even struggling to stay in the top100 and she needed a wildcard to access the main draw in Indian Wells.
Naomi Osaka’s boyfriend is a popular American rapper. During a recent interview on local radio, he was asked to comment about if Naomi was struggling with pressure. He replied:
“She gets criticized for whatever just because I feel like tennis is just don’t put that on me. I wasn’t shaking. It was unrelated. Nah, not really man, it’s no pressure on that, like, because we both are individuals in our sport, you know, it’s just, we move that way.”
Naomi Osaka in 2022
WLLWWLWLWW Currently the world no.80, Osaka played her last match on the 21st of January when she lost to world no.42 Amanda Anisimova 4-6 6-3 7-6(5) in the 3rd round in Australian Open (draw).
Until now, during this year Naomi has managed to achieve an overall 5-1 record. Naomi Osaka’s best result of this season was getting to the semifinal in Melbourne.
