Naomi Osaka did not make a secret that she has been struggling with some mental health issues. The Japanese sensation is used to having a breakdown after she loses tough matches. Unfortunately, It transpired from one of her tweets that she is under pressure because, with her results, she can provide for her entire family and the people around her.
As reported, Naomi posted and deleted the following tweet: “Sometimes I wish my parents were rich so I don’t have to feel like I need to work for everyone’s survival.”
Curiously, Naomi is the female athlete that has been earning the most in the last few years
.Naomi later deleted that tweet, but it seems obvious that she is under pressure. The good news is that she has also recently said that she wasn’t too upset after losing in Washington. Naomi is now in Toronto where she will try to win the local ATP1000.
Naomi Osaka in 2022
Now the world no.41, the Japanese played her last match on the 4th of August when she capitulated to world no.11 Cori Gauff 6-4 6-4 in the 2nd round in San Jose (draw).
This season the Japanese achieved a compiled 13-6 win-loss record. Naomi Osaka’s best performance of the current season was getting to the final in Miami.