After triumphing in her first match under new coach Patrick Mouratoglou’s guidance, Naomi Osaka declared that she did not want to look back.
The four-time grand slam champion ended her relationship with longtime mentor Wim Fissette earlier this month and enlisted the help of Frenchman Mouratoglou, who is most known for having supported Serena Williams during the final ten years of her career.
After giving birth to her daughter Shai last year, Osaka rejoined the tour at the beginning of the season.
However, she has been dissatisfied with her progress and is currently ranked 73rd. The Japanese player defeated Italy’s Lucia Bronzetti 6-3 6-2 on Wednesday to get off to a good start at the China Open in Beijing.
She recently talked about it and said: “I think the fact that he was Serena’s coach for me made me want to avoid him just because his persona is so big. Like, this isn’t rude because I found out it’s not true, but I didn’t know if he was a good coach or he coached Serena. Then I met him, talked to him, worked with him on the court. He absolutely is a really good coach. I’m really glad that he’s taking this project on, as well.”
She added: “I think I’m at a stage in my life that I don’t want to have regrets. I’d rather pull the trigger on something and – I don’t want to say ‘fail’ – but I feel like I really need to learn as much as possible at this stage of my career. Patrick seemed like the guy with, I guess, the information that I wanted to learn from.”
Osaka on Coaching Change
“The change wasn’t personal at all. I just feel for me, I’d rather try everything & not have regrets. Patrick, he’s very famous & I would say he brings a lot to my game. I think in the short time we’ve worked together, I’ve learned a lot.”
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Osaka in Beijing, ranking, and results in 2024
LWWWLWLWLW Now ranked no.73, the Japanese owns a 20-17 match record in 2024. Naomi is now having a run in Beijing where she managed to beat the world no.77 Lucia Bronzetti 6-3 6-2.
Naomi Osaka will take on the world no.719 Anna Danilina in the . They have never competed against each other as of now in top tournaments.
Naomi won 7 titles in her career: all of them conquered on hard courts. (See the list of her titles)
