Fans are calling it quits, tennis giants are predicting it. Just don’t ask Naomi Osaka if she’s the new Serena Williams.
Osaka is being hailed as the new queen of tennis After winning his fourth Grand Slam title at the Australian Australian Open on Saturday night.
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This The Japanese star defeated Jennifer Brady 6-4 6-3 His second is to win the Australian Australian Open title and improve his record to 4-0 in the Grand Slam final.
In doing so, she became the first woman since Monica Sales to win her first four Grand Slam finals Mon0 years ago, a feat not even achieved by greats like Sirena and Venus Williams, Steffi Graf and Martina Navratilova.
Serena turns 40 this year and four years without a Grand Slam title, many are calling Osaka the new face of women’s tennis.
The 23-year-old Serena was knocked out of the Australian Australian Open in the semifinals, a match some believe will be the last of the American champions at Melbourne Park.
But when Osaka answered the four-word emphatically Asked about grabbing Serena at the post-match press conference.
“You said a few weeks ago that she was the face of tennis as long as Serena was playing. Do you think that this win and maybe even the win on Friday has started to shift that? Asked a reporter.
To which Osaka replied: “No. Not at all. “
The four-word response Os was easily shortened by Osaka at the 37-minute press conference, all his other answers were carefully considered and thought out.
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Osaka announced that she would not lose weight through “pressure and anticipation”, while her recent victory has sparked controversy over her being the main winner of the double digits.
After his victory on Saturday night, Tanis Nis great Mets Wilender said Osaka could win 10 grand slams “minimally”.
“I’m taking it to the sections. For now, I’m trying to go for five,” Olka said when asked about Willander’s comment.
“After five I’ll probably think about dividing by 10, so maybe seven or eight.”
“I don’t like to take things in a big picture. For me, I like to be in the moment.
“It’s an honor he said. But I don’t want to weigh myself down with pressure and expectations.”
Now with two wins over Melbourne Park and Flushing Meadows, Osaka has proven inevitable in tough courts.
But she has struggled elsewhere, never making it to the third round in the French Open clay or Wimbledon grass court.
“I think I have to be comfortable on that surface,” he said.
“I never grew up playing on the grass.
“I honestly believe there should be better luck on clay, because I think I didn’t play bad at all last year.
However, when asked where she is likely to win her first non-hardcourt Grand Slam, Osaka said: “Hopefully Clay because that’s what he’s up to soon.”
With agencies
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