Naomi Osaka has always stated that she has Serena and Venus Williams as her childhood idols. During a recent press conference, Naomi revealed that she hasn’t watched yes “King Richard,” the recent movie about Serena and Venus’ father, who was instrumental in their amazing success.
During a press conference in Miami, Naomi said that she is looking forward to seeing the movie. She also added that her team has already received lots of help from Richard Williams.
Naomi commented:
“I read Serena’s book, and also, coming up on tour, my dad would talk to Mr. Williams a lot. My trainer was also talking to Mr. Williams. So they would like pass down stories and stuff. It’s just like really cool, because I feel like it’s so interesting how one family is so monumental for the sport.”
Osaka in Miami, ranking, and results in 2022
Currently the world no.77, Osaka owns an overall 11-2 match record in 2022. The Japanese is playing in Miami where she toppled Astra Sharma 6-3 6-4, Angelique Kerber 6-2 6-3, Karolina Muchova w/o, Alison Riske 6-3 6-4, Danielle Rose Collins 6-2 6-1 and Belinda Bencic 4-6 6-3 6-4.
Naomi Osaka will face the world no.2 Iga Swiatek in the final. Their actual record is 1-0 for Osaka.
Naomi won 7 titles in her career: all of them conquered on hard courts. (See the list of her titles)
Serena Williams in 2022
Currently ranked no.240, Serena Williams played her last match on the 29th of June 2021 when she had to retire when playing against world no.60 Aliaksandra Sasnovich in the 1st round and the scoreline was 3-3 .
This season Serena Williams has managed to achieve a compiled 0-0 record.
Naomi Osaka and Serena Williams fought against each other 4 times. Their head to head is 3-1 for Osaka. Before, the last time they squared off, Naomi Osaka won 6-3 6-4 in the semifinal in Melbourne (Australian Open) in February 2021.
You can see them in action in the following highlights.
