Naomi Osaka has always professed her love and admiration for the great Serena Williams. Just like Coco Gauff, Naomi has stated multiple times that she is a tennis player because of what Serena and her sister Venus have accomplished in their career.
Serena has recently announced her retirement and therefore, it is well known that she was playing her last tournament in Cincinnati. Williams shared the court with and in-form Emma Raducanu who defeated her 6-4 6-0. Nevertheless, the American legend had a lot of fans cheering for her. Naomi Osaka was one of them.
A funny episode happened when the Japanese player was caught cheering for Serena to then “disappear” when she noticed she was on the big screen.
LMAOOOOO NAOMI pic.twitter.com/hTwNpq4ZOh
— Marty (@Svitoflopina) August 17, 2022
Naomi Osaka in 2022
Now ranked no.39, Naomi played her last match on the 16th of August when she capitulated to world no.44 Shuai Zhang 6-4 7-5 in the 1st round in Cincinnati (draw).
During this season Naomi achieved a 13-8 win-loss record. Naomi Osaka’s best performance of the present season was reaching the final in Miami.
Osaka will compete next in U.S. Open (U.S. Open). She will start to play the tournament from the main draw on the 29th of August.
Serena Williams in 2022
At the moment ranked no.612, Serena played her last match on the 16th of August when she was defeated by world no.13 Emma Raducanu 6-4 6-0 in the 1st round in Cincinnati (draw).
This season Serena Williams has a composed 1-3 match record.
Serena Williams is scheduled to play next in U.S. Open (U.S. Open). She will begin to play the tournament from the main draw on the 29th of August thanks to a special ranking.
Naomi Osaka and Serena Williams squared off 4 times. The head to head is 3-1 for Osaka. Before, the last time they fought against each other, Naomi Osaka won 6-3 6-4 in the semifinal in Melbourne (Australian Open) in February 2021.
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Raducanu in Cincinnati, ranking, and results in 2022
LLWWWWLWWL Ranked world no.13, Emma has managed to achieve a composed 12-14 win-loss record in 2022. Raducanu is currently competing in Cincinnati where she conquered the world no.612 Serena Williams 6-4 6-0.
Emma Raducanu will take on the world no.22 Victoria Azarenka in the 2nd round on Wednesday at 1:00 pm on Center Court. In the past, they have never played each other until now in top tournaments.
